2 Samuel 7:16 meaning and explanation
Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
2 Samuel 7:16, Berean Standard Bible
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These words come from God's message through the prophet Nathan to King David, who had wanted to build a temple but was told that God would instead build him a "house," a lasting dynasty. The Hebrew word bayith means both a building and a family line, and the promise plays on both senses.
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