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11 When your days are fulfilled to go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

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11 When your days are over and you go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

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11 The Lord swore to David a sure oath
    from which he will not turn back:
“One of the sons of your body
    I will set on your throne.(A)

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11 The Lord swore an oath to David,(A)
    a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants(B)
    I will place on your throne.

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the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh(A) and was declared to be Son of God with power according to the spirit[a] of holiness by resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,(B)

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  1. 1.4 Or Spirit

regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life[a](A) was a descendant of David,(B) and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power[b](C) by his resurrection from the dead:(D) Jesus Christ our Lord.(E)

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  1. Romans 1:3 Or who according to the flesh
  2. Romans 1:4 Or was declared with power to be the Son of God

36 “For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, died,[a] was laid beside his ancestors, and experienced corruption,(A)

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  1. 13.36 Gk fell asleep

36 “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;(A) he was buried with his ancestors(B) and his body decayed.

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29 “Fellow Israelites,[a] I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.(A)

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  1. 2.29 Gk Men, brothers

29 “Fellow Israelites,(A) I can tell you confidently that the patriarch(B) David died and was buried,(C) and his tomb is here(D) to this day.

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The Righteous Branch of David

The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.(A) In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”(B)

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“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(A)
a King(B) who will reign(C) wisely
    and do what is just and right(D) in the land.
In his days Judah will be saved
    and Israel will live in safety.(E)
This is the name(F) by which he will be called:
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.(G)

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

28 He died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon succeeded him.(A)

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28 He died(A) at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.(B)

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15 For we are aliens and transients before you, as were all our ancestors; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.(A)

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15 We are foreigners and strangers(A) in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow,(B) without hope.

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And of all my sons, for the Lord has given me many, he has chosen my son Solomon to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.(A)

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Of all my sons—and the Lord has given me many(A)—he has chosen my son Solomon(B) to sit on the throne(C) of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

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20 Now the Lord has fulfilled the promise that he made, for I have risen in the place of my father David; I sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.(A)

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20 “The Lord has kept the promise he made: I have succeeded(A) David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built(B) the temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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Death of David

10 Then David slept with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David.(A)

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10 Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried(A) in the City of David.(B)

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21 Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, that my son Solomon and I will be counted offenders.”(A)

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21 Otherwise, as soon as my lord the king is laid to rest(A) with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as criminals.”

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Solomon Is Born

24 Then David consoled his wife Bathsheba and went to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and he named him Solomon. The Lord loved him(A) 25 and sent a message by the prophet Nathan, so he named him Jedidiah[a] because of the Lord.

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  1. 12.25 That is, beloved of the Lord

24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba,(A) and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon.(B) The Lord loved him; 25 and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.[a](C)

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means loved by the Lord.