- David shall never want:
- Heb. There shall not be cut off from David, "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Jonadabª the sonª of Rechabª shall not¹ wantª° a manª to standª° beforeª me for ever.ª¹" {Jer 35:19} + "Let it restª° on¹ the headª of Joab,ª and on¹ all¹ his father'sª house;ª and let there not¹ failª° from the houseª¹ of Joabª one that hath an issue,ª° or that is a leper,ª° or that leanethª° on a staff,ª or that fallethª° on the sword,ª or that lackethª bread.ª" {2Sm 3:29} + "I¹ will be¹ his father,ª and he¹ shall be¹ my son.ª If¹ he commit iniquity,ª° I will chastenª° him with the rodª of men,²¹ and with the stripesª of the childrenª of men:ª ... And thine houseª and thy kingdomª shall be establishedª° forª¹ ever²¹ before² thee: thy throneª shall be¹ establishedª° for² ever.ª¹" {2Sm 7:14-16} + "That¹ the LORDª may continueª°¹ his wordª which¹ he spakeª° concerning¹ me, saying,ª° If¹ thy childrenª take heedª° to¹ their way,ª to walk²°¹ beforeª me in truthª with all¹ their heartª and with all¹ their soul,ª there shall not¹ failª° thee (saidª° he) a manª on¹¹ the throneª of Israel.ª" {1Kg 2:4} + "Therefore now,¹ LORDª Godª of Israel,ª keepª° with thy servantª Davidª my fatherª¹ that¹ thou promisedstª° him, saying,ª° There shall not¹ failª° thee a manª in my sightª¹ to sitª° on¹ the throneª of Israel;ª soª that¹ thy childrenª take heed²° to¹¹ their way,ª that they walk²°¹ beforeª me as¹ thou hast walkedª° beforeª me." {1Kg 8:25} *marg. "And it shall come to pass,¹ when¹ thy daysª be expiredª° that thou must go²°¹ [to be] with¹ thy fathers,ª that I will raise upª°¹ thy seedª afterª thee, which¹ shall be¹ of thy sons;ª¹ and I will establishª°¹ his kingdom.ª ... But I will settleª° him in mine houseª and in my kingdomª for ever:ª¹ and his throneª shall be¹ establishedª° for² evermore.ª¹" {1Ch 17:11-14} + "Now¹ therefore let it pleaseª° thee to blessª°¹ the houseª of thy servant,ª that it may be¹ beforeª thee for ever:ª for¹ thou¹ blessest,ª° O LORD,ª and [it shall be] blessedª° for ever.ª" {1Ch 17:27} + "His seedª also will I makeª° [to endure] for ever,ª and his throneª as the daysª of heaven.ª ... It shall be establishedª° for everª as the moon,ª and [as] a faithfulª° witnessª in heaven.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 89:29-37} + "Of the increaseª of [his] governmentª and peaceª [there shall be] no¹ end,ª upon¹ the throneª of David,ª and upon¹ his kingdom,ª to orderª° it, and to establishª° it with judgmentª and with justiceª from henceforth¹¹ even for² ever.ª¹ The zealª of the LORDª of hostsª will performª° this.¹" {Isa 9:7} + "Heª shall beª° great,ª andª shall be calledª° the Sonª of the Highest:ª andª the Lordª Godª shall giveª° unto himª the¹ throneª of hisª fatherª David:ª ... Andª he shall reignª° overª the¹ houseª of Jacobª for² ever;ª¹ andª of hisª kingdomª there shall beª° noª end.ª" {Lke 1:32-33}
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