KJV King James Version
The LORD hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 132:11
The LORD hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.
ASV American Standard Version
Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.
Surrounding context — Psalm 132
8 Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
10 For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
11 The LORD hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired [it] for his habitation.
14 This [is] my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
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נִשְׁבַּֽע־H7650 · sha.vato swearיְהוָ֨ה׀H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלְדָוִ֡דH1732 · da.vidDavidאֱמֶת֮H571 · e.mettruth: faithfulלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיָשׁ֪וּבH7725 · shuvto return: returnמִ֫מֶּ֥נָּהH4480 · minfromמִפְּרִ֥יH6529 · pe.rifruitבִטְנְךָ֑H990 · be.tenbelly: abdomenאָ֝שִׁ֗יתH7896 · shitto set: makeלְכִסֵּא־H3678 · kis.sethroneלָֽךְ׃H9032 · khyou
Cross-references
2 Samuel 7:12And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.Psalm 89:3-4I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,Acts 2:30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;Psalm 110:4The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.2 Chronicles 6:16Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.Hebrews 6:18That by two immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:Luke 1:69-70And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;Luke 1:32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:Jeremiah 33:20-26Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;2 Samuel 7:16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.Psalm 89:33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.1 Chronicles 17:11-13And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go [to be] with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:1 Kings 8:25Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.1 Samuel 15:29And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he [is] not a man, that he should repent.Psalm 89:37It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.Psalm 89:35Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
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