1 Kings 11:13
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13 I will not, however, tear away the entire kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”(A)
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1 Kings 12:20
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First Dynasty: Jeroboam Reigns over Israel
20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was no one who followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone.(A)
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1 Kings 11:32
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32 One tribe will remain his, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.
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Deuteronomy 12:11
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11 then you shall bring everything that I command you to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and your donations, and all your choice votive gifts that you vow to the Lord.(A)
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Psalm 132:13-14
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13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his habitation:(A)
14 “This is my resting place forever;
here I will reside, for I have desired it.
Deuteronomy 12:5
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5 But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes as his habitation to put his name there. You shall go there,(A)
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Luke 1:32-33
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32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.(A) 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”(B)
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Jeremiah 33:15-26
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15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.(A) 16 In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”(B)
17 For thus says the Lord: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,(C) 18 and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to make grain offerings, and to make sacrifices for all time.(D)
19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20 Thus says the Lord: If any of you could break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night would not come at their appointed time,(E) 21 only then could my covenant with my servant David be broken, so that he would not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with my ministers the Levites.(F) 22 Just as the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will increase the offspring of my servant David and the Levites who minister to me.(G)
23 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 24 Have you not observed how these people say, “The two families that the Lord chose have been rejected by him,” and how they hold my people in such contempt that they no longer regard them as a nation?(H) 25 Thus says the Lord: Only if I had not established my covenant with day and night and the ordinances of heaven and earth(I) 26 would I reject the offspring of Jacob and of my servant David and not choose any of his descendants as rulers over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy upon them.(J)
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Isaiah 62:7
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7 and give him no rest
until he establishes Jerusalem
and makes it renowned throughout the earth.(A)
Isaiah 62:1
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The Vindication and Salvation of Zion
62 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
until her vindication shines out like the dawn
and her salvation like a burning torch.(A)
Isaiah 14:32
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32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
“The Lord has founded Zion,
and the needy among his people
will find refuge in her.”(A)
Isaiah 9:7
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7 Great will be his authority,[a]
and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(A)
Footnotes
- 9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 132:17
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17 There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.(A)
Psalm 132:1
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Psalm 132
The Eternal Dwelling of God in Zion
A Song of Ascents.
1 O Lord, remember in David’s favor
all the hardships he endured;
Psalm 89:49
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49 Lord, where is your steadfast love of old,
which by your faithfulness you swore to David?(A)
Psalm 89:33-37
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33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.(A)
34 I will not violate my covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.(B)
35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.(C)
36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun.(D)
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
an enduring witness in the skies.” Selah
1 Chronicles 17:13-14
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13 I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from him who was before you,(A) 14 but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.”(B)
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2 Kings 23:27
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27 The Lord said, “I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will reject this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’ ”(A)
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2 Kings 21:4
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4 He built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem I will put my name.”(A)
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2 Kings 19:34
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34 For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”(A)
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2 Kings 13:23
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23 But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them; he turned toward them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and would not destroy them, nor has he banished them from his presence until now.(A)
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1 Kings 11:39
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39 For this reason I will punish the descendants of David, but not forever.”
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1 Kings 11:35-36
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35 but I will take the kingdom away from his son and give it to you—that is, the ten tribes.(A) 36 Yet to his son I will give one tribe, so that my servant David may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to put my name.(B)
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1 Kings 11:11-12
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11 Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, “Since this has been your mind and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes that I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and give it to your servant.(A) 12 Yet for the sake of your father David I will not do it in your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
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2 Samuel 7:15-16
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15 But I will not take[a] my steadfast love from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.(A) 16 Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me;[b] your throne shall be established forever.”(B)
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