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Bible in Basic English

And I will put him like a nail in a safe place; and he will be for a seat of glory to his father's family.

New American Standard Bible

“I will drive him like a peg in a firm place,
And he will become a throne of glory to his father’s house.

King James Version

And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.

Holman Bible

I will drive him, like a peg, into a firm place. He will be a throne of honor for his father’s house.

International Standard Version

I'll set him like a peg into a secure place; he will become a throne of honor to his father's house.

A Conservative Version

And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place, and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house.

American Standard Version

And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house.

Amplified


“I will drive him like a peg in a firm place,
And he will become a throne of honor and glory to his father’s house.

Darby Translation

And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house:

Julia Smith Translation

And I fastened him a peg in a faithful place; and he. was for a throne of glory to his father's house.

King James 2000

And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place; and he shall become a glorious throne to his father's house.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And I will drive him in [like] a peg into a secure place, and he will become like a throne of glory to the house of his father.

Modern King James verseion

And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I will fasten him to a nail in the place of the most high faithfulness, and he shall be upon the glorious throne of his father's house.

NET Bible

I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; he will bring honor and respect to his father's family.

New Heart English Bible

I will fasten him like a nail in a sure place. He will be for a throne of glory to his father's house.

The Emphasized Bible

And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place, - And he shall become a throne of glory, to the house of his father;

Webster

And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.

World English Bible

I will fasten him like a nail in a sure place. He will be for a throne of glory to his father's house.

Youngs Literal Translation

And I have fixed him a nail in a stedfast place, And he hath been for a throne of honour To the house of his father.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And I will fasten
תּקע 
Taqa` 
Usage: 68

him as a nail
יתד 
Yathed 
Usage: 24

מקמה מקומה מקם מקום 
Maqowm 
Usage: 401

and he shall be for a glorious
כּבד כּבוד 
Kabowd 
Usage: 200

כּסּה כּסּא 
Kicce' 
Usage: 135

References

Context Readings

Oracle Regarding Shebna

22 And I will give the key of the family of David into his care; and what he keeps open will be shut by no one, and what he keeps shut no one will make open. 23 And I will put him like a nail in a safe place; and he will be for a seat of glory to his father's family. 24 And all the glory of his father's family will be hanging on him, all their offspring, every small vessel, even the cups and the basins.

Cross References

1 Samuel 2:8

Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

Ezra 9:8

And now for a little time grace has come to us from the Lord our God, to let a small band of us get free and to give us a nail in his holy place, so that our God may give light to our eyes and a measure of new life in our prison chains.

Job 36:7

Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.

Zechariah 10:4

From him will come the keystone, from him the nail, from him the bow of war, from him will come every ruler;

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.

Revelation 3:21

To him who overcomes I will give a place with me on my high seat, even as I overcame, and am seated with my Father on his high seat.

Genesis 45:9-13

Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:

Esther 4:14

If at this time you say nothing, then help and salvation will come to the Jews from some other place, but you and your father's family will come to destruction: and who is to say that you have not come to the kingdom even for such a time as this?

Esther 10:3

For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and respected by the body of his countrymen; working for the good of his people, and saying words of peace to all his seed.

Luke 22:29-30

And I will give you a kingdom as my Father has given one to me,

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