Catholic Public Domain Version
"And your house shall be faithful, and your kingdom shall be before your face, for eternity, and your throne shall be secure continuously.’ ” "
— 2 Samuel 7:16, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.”
“And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. ”
“Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever."'"”
“Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’””
“And thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for ever before thy face, and thy throne shall be firm for ever.”
“And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.”
“And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.”
He himself shall build a house to my name. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom, even forever.
I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And if he will commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and with the wounds of the sons of men.
But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before my face.
And your house shall be faithful, and your kingdom shall be before your face, for eternity, and your throne shall be secure continuously.’ ”
According to all these words, and according to this entire vision, so did Nathan speak to David.
Then king David entered and sat before the Lord, and he said: “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you would bring me to this point?
Moreover, this has seemed little in your sight, O Lord God, unless you also will speak about the house of your servant for a long time. For this is the law of Adam, O Lord God.