so that (A)the Lord may fulfill His [a]promise which He spoke regarding me, saying, ‘(B)If your sons are careful about their way, (C)to walk before Me in [b]truth with all their heart and all their soul, [c](D)you shall not be deprived of a man to occupy the throne of Israel.’

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  1. 1 Kings 2:4 Lit word
  2. 1 Kings 2:4 Or faithfulness
  3. 1 Kings 2:4 Lit there shall not be cut off to you a man from upon

and that the Lord may keep his promise(A) to me: ‘If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully(B) before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

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I will establish your [a](A)descendants forever
And build up your (B)throne to all generations.” Selah

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  1. Psalm 89:4 Lit seed

‘I will establish your line forever
    and make your throne firm through all generations.’”[a](A)

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  1. Psalm 89:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 37, 45 and 48.

12 If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their sons also will (A)sit upon your throne forever.”

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12 If your sons keep my covenant(A)
    and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
    on your throne(B) for ever and ever.”

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There will be (A)no end to the increase of His government or of peace
On the (B)throne of David and over [a]his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with (C)justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore.
(D)The zeal of the Lord of armies will accomplish this.

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  1. Isaiah 9:7 I.e., David’s

Of the greatness of his government(A) and peace(B)
    there will be no end.(C)
He will reign(D) on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice(E) and righteousness(F)
    from that time on and forever.(G)
The zeal(H) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

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17 For this is what the Lord says: ‘[a]David shall (A)not lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

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  1. Jeremiah 33:17 Lit There shall not be cut off for David

17 For this is what the Lord says: ‘David will never fail(A) to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel,

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