2 Samuel 7:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

And when

1 Kings 2:1

1 Kings 8:20

Sleep

I will set

General references

1 Kings 1:26

1 Kings 8:19

Psalm 89:4

Bible References

And when

The days of David came near [for him] to die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

Yahweh has carried out his promise which he had made; I have risen in place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel as Yahweh promised, and I have built the house for the name of Yahweh the God of Israel.

Sleep

And Yahweh said to Moses, "Look, you [are] about to lie [down] with your ancestors, and this people will arise and they will play the prostitute after {the foreign gods} of the land {to which they are going}.

It shall be that when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be [considered as] sinners."

And many from [those] sleeping {in the dusty ground} will awake, some to {everlasting life} and some to disgrace and {everlasting contempt}.

For David, [after] serving the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and {was buried with} his fathers, and experienced decay.

Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed,

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose [again], thus also God will bring those who have fallen asleep through Jesus together with him.

I will set

And behold, the word of Yahweh [came] to him saying, "This [person] will not {be your heir}, but {your own son will be your heir}."

And it shall be that when your days are fulfilled to go [and sleep] with your ancestors, then I will raise up your seed after you, who will be one of your sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

I will also establish his offspring forever, and his throne as [the] days of [the] heavens.

Yahweh swore [in] truth to David; he will not turn back from it. "One from the fruit of your {body} I will set on your throne.

{His dominion will grow continually, and to peace there will be no end} on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and sustain it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.

And a shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from its roots will bear fruit.

saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "David's."

Therefore, [because he] was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat {one of his descendants} on his throne,

General references

But me, your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Solomon your servant he did not invite.

However, you will not build the house, but your son who has come from your loins, he shall build the house for my name.'

'I will establish your descendants forever, and I will build up your throne {from generation to generation}.'" Selah