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For I made this covenant with your father, David, when I said, ‘One of your descendants will always rule over Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to rule Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man <i>to be</i> ruler in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail <i>to have</i> a man as ruler in Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />then I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man <i>to be</i> ruler in Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David, saying, &#8216You shall not lack a man to be ruler in Israel.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man <i>to be</i> ruler in Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />then I will establish your royal throne as I cut <i>a covenant</i> with your father David, saying, ‘You shall not have a man cut off as ruler in Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then I will establish your royal throne just as I covenanted with your father David, saying, ‘You will not fail to have a man as ruler in Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will establish your royal throne, as I promised your father David: You will never fail to have a man ruling in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will establish your royal throne, as I promised your father David: You will never fail to have a man ruling in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and I will keep my solemn promise to him that someone from your family will always be king of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />then I will establish your royal dynasty as I said in a promise to your father David, 'You will never fail to have an heir ruling Israel.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will keep the promise I made to your father David when I told him that Israel would always be ruled by his descendants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />then I will make your royal throne secure, just as I agreed to do for your father David when I said, 'You are to not lack a man to rule over Israel.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ?You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then I will establish your dynasty, just as I promised your father David, 'You will not fail to have a successor ruling over Israel.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, according as I covenanted with David your father, saying, 'There shall not fail you a man to be ruler in Israel.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then will I establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, according as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘There shall not fail you a man to be ruler in Israel.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then I have established the throne of your kingdom, as I covenanted with your father David, saying, A man of yours is never cut off [from] ruling in Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then I have established the throne of thy kingdom, as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There is not cut off a man to thee -- a ruler in Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I set up the throne of thy kingdom according as I cut out to David thy father, saying, There shall not be cut off to thee a man ruling over Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will raise up the throne of thy kingdom, as I promised to David thy father, saying: There shall not fail thee a man of thy stock to be ruler in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will raise up the throne of your kingdom, just as I promised to your father David, saying: ‘There shall not be taken away a man from your stock who will be ruler in Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will establish the throne of your kingship as I covenanted with David your father when I said, There shall never be wanting someone from your line as ruler in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />then I will establish your royal throne, as I made covenant with your father David saying, ‘You shall never lack a successor to rule over Israel.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom for ever, as I have covenanted with David your father, saying, There shall not fail you a son in my presence to sit on the throne of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall establish the throne of your kingdom to eternity, according to what I swore to David your father, and I said to him: ‘You shall not lack a son from before me who reigns over the kingdom of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I covenanted with David thy father, saying: There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then will I establish the throne of thy kingdom, as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man ruling in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=1743" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/7.htm">The LORD's Response to Solomon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances, <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wa·hă·qî·mō·w·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">then I will establish</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4438.htm" title="4438: mal·ḵū·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom. Or malkuth; or malkuyah; from malak; a rule; concretely, a dominion.">your royal</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: kis·sê (N-msc) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">throne,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: kā·rat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">I covenanted</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">with your father</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wîḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">when I said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">‘You will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: yik·kā·rêṯ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">fail</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">to have a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/4910.htm" title="4910: mō·wō·šêl (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To rule, have dominion, reign. A primitive root; to rule.">to rule</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: bə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">over Israel.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5</a></span><br />then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Psalm 89:3-4</a></span><br />You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: / ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">1 Chronicles 17:11-14</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-4.htm">1 Kings 2:4</a></span><br />and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11-12</a></span><br />The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. / If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Jeremiah 33:17</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">2 Samuel 23:5</a></span><br />Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-25.htm">1 Kings 8:25</a></span><br />Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a></span><br />He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-30.htm">Acts 2:30</a></span><br />But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a></span><br />regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-42.htm">Matthew 22:42-45</a></span><br />“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered. / Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says: / ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a></span><br />Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then will I establish the throne of your kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David your father, saying, There shall not fail you a man to be ruler in Israel.</p><p class="hdg">stablish</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/7-13.htm">2 Samuel 7:13-16</a></b></br> He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever… </p><p class="hdg">as I have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-28.htm">Psalm 89:28-40</a></b></br> My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11,12</a></b></br> The LORD hath sworn <i>in</i> truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne… </p><p class="hdg">shall not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5</a></b></br> Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/33-20.htm">Jeremiah 33:20,21,25,26</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; … </p><p class="hdg">fail thee [heb] be cut off to thee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/6-16.htm">2 Chronicles 6:16</a></b></br> Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/8-9.htm">Covenanted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-17.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-23.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-10.htm">Established</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-16.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-12.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-5.htm">Lack</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-11.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-5.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-23.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">Stablish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-32.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-5.htm">There</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-16.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/haggai/2-5.htm">Covenanted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-11.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-8.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-1.htm">Established</a> <a href="/ezra/4-22.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-19.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/job/24-8.htm">Lack</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-11.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-6.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-26.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-17.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/esther/9-21.htm">Stablish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-11.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">There</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-8.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">God having given testimony to Solomon's prayer by fire from heaven, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-2.htm">and glory in the temple, the people worship him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-4.htm">Solomon's solemn sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Solomon having kept the feasts of tabernacles and dedication, dismisses the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">God appearing to Solomon, gives him promises upon condition</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The establishment of the royal throne is a divine assurance of stability and continuity for the kingdom. In the context of ancient Israel, a stable monarchy was crucial for national identity and security. This promise is rooted in the Davidic Covenant, which is a central theme in the Old Testament, emphasizing God's commitment to David and his descendants. Theologically, it underscores God's sovereignty and faithfulness.<p><b>as I covenanted with your father David</b><br>The covenant with David is a pivotal moment in biblical history, found in <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>. It promises that David's lineage will endure forever, establishing a perpetual dynasty. This covenant is unconditional, highlighting God's grace and the special role of David's line in salvation history. It also sets the stage for messianic expectations, as the ultimate fulfillment of this covenant is seen in Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the Son of David in the New Testament.<p><b>when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’</b><br>This assurance of an unbroken line of rulers from David's lineage is both a promise and a prophecy. Historically, the Davidic line faced challenges, especially during the Babylonian exile, but the promise is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who reigns eternally. This phrase connects to the messianic hope found in passages like <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Jeremiah 33:17</a>, which speak of a righteous ruler from David's line. It also reflects the cultural importance of dynastic succession in the ancient Near East, where a continuous royal line was seen as a sign of divine favor and legitimacy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The son of King David and the third king of Israel, Solomon is the recipient of God's promise in this passage. He is known for his wisdom and for building the temple in Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel and a man after God's own heart, David is the one with whom God originally made the covenant regarding the perpetual dynasty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation over which Solomon and his descendants are promised to rule, provided they remain faithful to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_davidic_covenant.htm">The Davidic Covenant</a></b><br>The promise God made to David, ensuring that his lineage would continue to rule Israel, contingent upon their faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_dedication.htm">The Temple Dedication</a></b><br>This event is the context of God's promise to Solomon, occurring after the completion and dedication of the temple Solomon built for the Lord.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>God's covenant with David and Solomon highlights His unwavering faithfulness. Despite human failure, God's promises remain steadfast.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/conditional_promises.htm">Conditional Promises</a></b><br>While God's promises are sure, they often come with conditions. Solomon's continued rule was contingent upon his obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Solomon's reign serves as a reminder that obedience to God is crucial for maintaining His blessings and favor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_leadership.htm">Legacy and Leadership</a></b><br>The promise of a lasting dynasty underscores the importance of godly leadership and the impact of one's legacy on future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment</a></b><br>Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, is the ultimate fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant, reigning eternally as King.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_davidic_covenant_promises.htm">What promises define the Davidic Covenant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_david's_temple_ban_reason_given.htm">Why does God forbid David from building the temple in 1 Chronicles 22:8 but never give that explicit reason in the parallel accounts (e.g., 2 Samuel 7)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_god's_footstool.htm">Psalm 99:5 calls for worship at God's footstool; if this footstool is literal, why is there no archaeological record or clear location for it?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">As I have covenanted with.</span>--Heb. <span class= "ital">k?ratti l?,</span> "Icut (a covenant) for." The word <span class= "ital">b?rith,</span> "covenant," is omitted, as in <a href="/2_chronicles/5-10.htm" title="There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.">2Chronicles 5:10</a>. So LXX., <span class= "greekheb">?? ???????? ????? ?? ????? ???</span><span class= "ital">.</span> Syriac, "As I sware to David." Kings: "As I spake concerning David" (<span class= "ital">k?ratti</span> may be an ancient misreading of <span class= "ital">dibbarti,</span> "I spake;" the two being much alike in Heb. writing).<p><span class= "bld">Ruler in Israel</span> (<span class= "ital">mosh?l</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span>--Kings, "From upon the throne of Israel." The chronicler has substituted a reminiscence of <a href="/micah/5-1.htm" title="Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops: he has laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.">Micah 5:1</a>, probably correcting a defective text, the word <span class= "ital">throne</span> having fallen out. Syriac, "who standeth on the throne of Israel."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">then I will establish</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·qî·mō·w·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your royal</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(mal·ḵū·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4438.htm">Strong's 4438: </a> </span><span class="str2">Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">throne,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּסֵּ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(kis·sê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seat of honor, throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I covenanted</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּרַ֗תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(kā·rat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with your father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדָוִ֤יד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when I said,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘You will never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fail</span><br /><span class="heb">יִכָּרֵ֤ת</span> <span class="translit">(yik·kā·rêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to have a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֔ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to rule</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹשֵׁ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wō·šêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4910.htm">Strong's 4910: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rule, have dominion, reign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over Israel.’</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">2 Chronicles 7:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">2 Chronicles 7:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">2 Chronicles 7:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">2 Chronicles 7:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">2 Chronicles 7:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">2 Chronicles 7:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">2 Chronicles 7:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">2 Chronicles 7:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">2 Chronicles 7:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">2 Chronicles 7:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 7:18 Then I will establish the throne (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 7:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 7:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>