2 Samuel 7:13
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13 (A)He shall build a house for my name, and (B)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
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Luke 1:31-33
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31 And behold, (A)you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and (B)you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of (C)the Most High. And the Lord God (D)will give to him the throne of (E)his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob (F)forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
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1 Kings 8:19
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19 (A)Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’
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1 Chronicles 22:9-10
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9 Behold, a son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest. (A)I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies. (B)For his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days. 10 (C)He shall build a house for my name. (D)He shall be my son, and I will be his father, and I will establish his royal throne in Israel forever.’
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1 Kings 5:5
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5 And so I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, (A)as the Lord said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’
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Psalm 89:4
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4 ‘I will establish your (A)offspring forever,
and build your (B)throne for all generations.’” Selah
1 Kings 6:12
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12 “Concerning this house that you are building, (A)if you will walk in my statutes and obey my rules and keep all my commandments and walk in them, then I will establish my word with you, (B)which I spoke to David your father.
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Zechariah 6:13
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13 (A)It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord (B)and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there[a] shall be a (C)priest on his throne, (D)and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’
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- Zechariah 6:13 Or he
Isaiah 9:7
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7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
(A)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
(B)with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
(C)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Psalm 89:29
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1 Chronicles 17:11-12
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11 When your days are fulfilled to walk with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
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2 Samuel 7:16
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16 (A)And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me.[a] (B)Your throne shall be established forever.’”
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- 2 Samuel 7:16 Septuagint; Hebrew you
Hebrews 3:3
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3 For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself.
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Isaiah 49:8
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The Restoration of Israel
8 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“In a (B)time of favor I have answered you;
in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you (C)and give you
as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
(D)to apportion the desolate heritages,
Psalm 89:21
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21 so that my (A)hand shall be established with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
1 Chronicles 28:10
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10 Be careful now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; (A)be strong and do it.”
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1 Chronicles 28:6-7
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6 He said to me, ‘It is (A)Solomon your son who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 I will establish his kingdom (B)forever (C)if he continues strong in keeping my commandments and my rules, as he is today.’
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Matthew 16:18
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18 And I tell you, (A)you are Peter, and (B)on this rock[a] I will build my church, and (C)the gates of (D)hell[b] shall not prevail against it.
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- Matthew 16:18 The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
- Matthew 16:18 Greek the gates of Hades
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