2 SAMUEL 7:16

When

Reign of David

In what words

• אָמַןʼâmanproperly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (
• עַדʻadas far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until)
• מַמְלָכָהmamlâkâhdominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
• כִּסֵּאkiççêʼproperly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
• כּוּןkûwnproperly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a grea
• עוֹלָםʻôwlâmproperly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future
• בַּיִתbayitha house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
• פָּנִיםpânîymthe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and

The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.

What's left of it

• The Tel Dan SteleNamed outside the BibleNinth-century BC neighbours of Israel knew Judah as "the House of David" — a dynasty named after a founder, a century and a half after David's traditional date.

Cross-references

Luk 1:32–33, Psa 89:36–37, 2Sa 7:13, Isa 9:7, Gen 49:10, Psa 45:6, Dan 2:44, Dan 7:14