Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The Lord has sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.

King James Version

The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

Holman Bible

The Lord swore an oath to David,
a promise He will not abandon:
“I will set one of your descendants
on your throne.

International Standard Version

The LORD made an oath to David from which he will not retreat: "One of your sons I will set in place on your throne.

A Conservative Version

LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: From the fruit of thy body I will set upon thy throne.

American Standard Version

Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

Amplified


The Lord swore to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“One of your descendants I will set upon your throne.

Darby Translation

Jehovah hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne;

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah sware the truth to David; he will not turn back from it: from the fruit of thy belly I will set upon the throne to thee.

King James 2000

The LORD has sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of your body will I set upon your throne.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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.

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah has sworn to David in truth; He will not turn from it; Of the fruit of your body I will set on the throne for you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD hath made a faithful oath unto David, and he shall not shrink from it, "Of the fruit of the body shall I set upon thy seat.

NET Bible

The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, "I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: "I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh hath sworn unto David, in faithfulness, will he not turn from it, - Of the fruit of thy body, will I seat on thy throne.

Webster

The LORD hath sworn in truth to David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

World English Bible

Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: "I will set the fruit of your body on your throne.

Youngs Literal Translation

Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.

References

Context Readings

David And Zion Chosen

10 For the sake of your servant David do not reject your anointed one. 11 The Lord has sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne.
12 If your sons are faithful to my covenant and my written instructions that I will teach them, then their descendants will also sit on your throne forever.


Cross References

2 Samuel 7:12

I will choose one of your sons to be king when you reach the end of your life and are buried in the tomb of your ancestors. I will make him a strong ruler.

2 Chronicles 6:16

Now then, O Jehovah, God of Israel, keep your promise to my father David, your servant. You said: You will never fail to have an heir sitting in front of me on the throne of Israel if your descendants are faithful to me as you have been faithful to me.

Psalm 89:3-4

I made a covenant with my chosen; I swore to David my servant:

Psalm 110:4

Jehovah has taken an oath and will not change his mind: You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

Acts 2:30

Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne.

1 Samuel 15:29

The Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind. He is not a mortal who changes his mind.

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be his father. He will be my son. When he does wrong I will correct him just as parents correct children.

2 Samuel 7:16

I will make sure that one of your descendants will be king for a very long time. Your throne will be established from generation to generation.'

1 Kings 8:25

Jehovah, God of Israel, I pray that you will also keep the other promise you made to my father when you told him there would always be one of his descendants ruling as king of Israel, provided they obeyed you as carefully as he did.

1 Chronicles 17:11-13

When your days are over and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you. It will be one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

Psalm 89:33

But I will not take my loving kindness away from him or allow my truth to become perverted.

Psalm 89:35

On my holiness I have taken an oath: I will not lie to David.

Psalm 89:37

It shall be established forever like the moon. It will be like a faithful witness in heaven.

Jeremiah 33:20-26

If you break my covenant of the day and my covenant of the night, so that day and night will not be at their appointed time,

Luke 1:32

He will be great. He will be called the Son of the Most High. Jehovah God will give him the throne of his father David. (Isaiah 11:1-10)

Luke 1:69-70

He raised up a horn of salvation (power of deliverance) for us in the house of his servant David

Hebrews 6:18

God did this to offer encouragement so we may rely on the hope offered to us. We have taken refuge in that hope and it is impossible for God to lie. These two things can never be changed.

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