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2 Samuel 7:16

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And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:14

    I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

  2. 2 Samuel 7:15

    But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

  3. 2 Samuel 7:17

    According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

  4. 2 Samuel 7:18

    Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

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