2 Samuel 7:13
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13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.(A)
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Luke 1:31-33
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31 And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.(A) 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.(B) 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”(C)
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1 Kings 8:19
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19 nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’(A)
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1 Chronicles 22:9-10
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9 See, a son shall be born to you; he shall be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; indeed, his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace[a] and quiet to Israel in his days.(A) 10 He shall build a house for my name. He shall be a son to me, and I will be a father to him, and I will establish his royal throne in Israel forever.’(B)
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- 22.9 The Heb word for peace is related to Solomon
1 Kings 5:5
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5 So I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord said to my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’(A)
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Psalm 89:4
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4 ‘I will establish your descendants forever
and build your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah(A)
1 Kings 6:12
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12 “Concerning this house that you are building, if you will walk in my statutes, obey my ordinances, and keep all my commandments by walking in them, then I will establish my promise with you that I made to your father David.(A)
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Zechariah 6:13
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13 It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord; he shall bear royal honor and shall sit upon his throne and rule. There shall be a priest by his throne, with peaceful understanding between the two of them.(A)
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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)
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- 9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 89:36-37
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36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun.(A)
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
an enduring witness in the skies.” Selah
Psalm 89:29
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29 I will establish his line forever
and his throne as long as the heavens endure.(A)
1 Chronicles 17:11-12
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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. 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 Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me;[a] your throne shall be established forever.”(A)
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- 7.16 Gk Heb mss: MT before you
1 Peter 2:5
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5 like living stones let yourselves be built[a] into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(A)
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- 2.5 Or you yourselves are being built
Hebrews 3:3
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3 Yet Jesus[a] is worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself.(A)
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Isaiah 49:8
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8 Thus says the Lord:
In a time of favor I have answered you;
on a day of salvation I have helped you;
I have kept you and given you
as a covenant to the people,[a]
to establish the land,
to apportion the desolate heritages,(A)
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- 49.8 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 89:21
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21 my hand shall always remain with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
1 Chronicles 28:10
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10 Take heed, now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary; be strong, and act.”(A)
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1 Chronicles 28:6-7
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6 He said to me, ‘It is your son Solomon who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be a son to me, and I will be a father to him.(A) 7 I will establish his kingdom forever, if he continues resolute in keeping my commandments and my ordinances, as he is today.’(B)
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Matthew 16:18
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18 And I tell you, you are Peter,[a] and on this rock[b] I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.(A)
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