Psalm 89:3
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3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to my servant David:(A)
Jeremiah 33:20-21
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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,(A) 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.(B)
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Psalm 132:11
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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)
2 Samuel 7:10-16
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10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may live in their own place and be disturbed no more, and evildoers shall afflict them no more, as formerly,(A) 11 from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel, and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house.(B) 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come forth from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.(C) 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.(D) 14 I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. When he commits iniquity, I will punish him with a rod such as mortals use, with blows inflicted by human beings.(E) 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.(F) 16 Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me;[b] your throne shall be established forever.”(G)
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Matthew 3:17
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17 And a voice from the heavens said, “This is my Son, the Beloved,[a] with whom I am well pleased.”(A)
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- 3.17 Or my beloved Son
Jeremiah 30:9
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9 But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.(A)
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1 Kings 8:16
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16 ‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any of the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, that my name might be there, nor did I choose anyone to be a ruler over my people Israel. But I have chosen Jerusalem in order that my name may be there,[a] and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’(A)
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- 8.16 Cn Compare Q ms and 2 Chr 6.5–6: MT lacks nor did . . . be there
Hebrews 7:21
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21 but this one became a priest with an oath because of the one who said to him,
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- 7.21 Other ancient witnesses add according to the order of Melchizedek
Acts 2:30
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30 Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne.(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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Matthew 12:18-21
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18 “Here is my servant, whom I have chosen,
my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the gentiles.(A)
19 He will not wrangle or cry aloud,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 He will not break a bruised reed
or quench a smoldering wick
until he brings justice to victory.
21 And in his name the gentiles will hope.”
Hosea 3:5
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5 Afterward the Israelites shall return and seek the Lord their God and David their king; they shall come in awe to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days.(A)
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Ezekiel 34:23-24
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23 I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them; he shall feed them and be their shepherd.(A) 24 And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them; I the Lord have spoken.(B)
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Isaiah 55:3
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3 Incline your ear, and come to me;
listen, so that you may live.
I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
my steadfast, sure love for David.(A)
Isaiah 42:1
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The Servant, a Light to the Nations
42 Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.(A)
Psalm 89:39
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39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant;
you have defiled his crown in the dust.(A)
Psalm 89:34-35
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34 I will not violate my covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.(A)
35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.(B)
Psalm 89:28
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28 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
and my covenant with him will stand firm.(A)
Psalm 89:19
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19 Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful one and said,
“I have set the crown[a] on one who is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen from the people.(A)
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- 89.19 Cn: Heb help
Psalm 78:70
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70 He chose his servant David
and took him from the sheepfolds;(A)
2 Samuel 23:5
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5 Is not my house like this with God?
For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
Will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?(A)
2 Samuel 3:9
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9 So may God do to Abner and so may he add to it! For just what the Lord has sworn to David, that will I accomplish for him:(A)
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