14 (A)I will be his Father, and he shall be (B)My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the [a]blows of the sons of men. 15 But My mercy shall not depart from him, (C)as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 And (D)your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before [b]you. Your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”

17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:14 strokes
  2. 2 Samuel 7:16 LXX Me

14 I will be his father, and he will be my son.(A) When he does wrong, I will punish him(B) with a rod(C) wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. 15 But my love will never be taken away from him,(D) as I took it away from Saul,(E) whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[a]; your throne(F) will be established(G) forever.(H)’”

17 Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts you

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:

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

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

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

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14 (A)I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, (B)I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, 15 (C)but my steadfast love will not depart from him, (D)as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. 16 (E)And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me.[a] (F)Your throne shall be established forever.’” 17 In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 Septuagint; Hebrew you

“I(A) have made a covenant with My chosen,
I have (B)sworn to My servant David:
‘Your seed I will establish forever,
And build up your throne (C)to all generations.’ ” Selah

And (D)the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.

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You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
    I have sworn to David my servant,
‘I will establish your line forever
    and make your throne firm through all generations.’”[a](A)

The heavens(B) praise your wonders, Lord,
    your faithfulness too, in the assembly(C) of the holy ones.

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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.

I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

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You have said, “I have made (A)a covenant with my (B)chosen one;
    I have (C)sworn to David my servant:
‘I will establish your (D)offspring forever,
    and build your (E)throne for all generations.’” Selah

Let (F)the heavens praise your (G)wonders, O Lord,
    your faithfulness in the assembly of (H)the holy ones!

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19 Then You spoke in a vision to Your [a]holy one,
And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one (A)chosen from the people.
20 (B)I have found My servant David;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,
21 (C)With whom My hand shall be established;
Also My arm shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not [b]outwit him,
Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 I will beat down his foes before his face,
And plague those who hate him.

24 “But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,
And in My name his horn shall be exalted.
25 Also I will (D)set his hand over the sea,
And his right hand over the rivers.
26 He shall cry to Me, ‘You are (E)my Father,
My God, and (F)the rock of my salvation.’
27 Also I will make him (G)My firstborn,
(H)The highest of the kings of the earth.
28 (I)My mercy I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with him.
29 His seed also I will make to endure forever,
(J)And his throne (K)as the days of heaven.

30 “If(L) his sons (M)forsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments,
31 If they [c]break My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
32 Then I will punish their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.
33 (N)Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not [d]utterly take from him,
Nor [e]allow My faithfulness to fail.
34 My covenant I will not break,
Nor (O)alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
35 Once I have sworn (P)by My holiness;
I will not lie to David:
36 (Q)His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne (R)as the sun before Me;
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

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  1. Psalm 89:19 So with many Heb. mss.; MT, LXX, Tg., Vg. holy ones
  2. Psalm 89:22 Or exact usury from him
  3. Psalm 89:31 profane
  4. Psalm 89:33 Lit. break off
  5. Psalm 89:33 Lit. deal falsely with My faithfulness

19 Once you spoke in a vision,
    to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
    I have raised up a young man from among the people.
20 I have found David(A) my servant;(B)
    with my sacred oil(C) I have anointed(D) him.
21 My hand will sustain him;
    surely my arm will strengthen him.(E)
22 The enemy will not get the better of him;(F)
    the wicked will not oppress(G) him.
23 I will crush his foes before him(H)
    and strike down his adversaries.(I)
24 My faithful love will be with him,(J)
    and through my name his horn[a] will be exalted.
25 I will set his hand over the sea,
    his right hand over the rivers.(K)
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,(L)
    my God, the Rock(M) my Savior.’(N)
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,(O)
    the most exalted(P) of the kings(Q) of the earth.
28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.(R)
29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.(S)

30 “If his sons forsake my law
    and do not follow my statutes,
31 if they violate my decrees
    and fail to keep my commands,
32 I will punish their sin with the rod,
    their iniquity with flogging;(T)
33 but I will not take my love from him,(U)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.(V)
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
    and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;(W)
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”(X)

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  1. Psalm 89:24 Horn here symbolizes strength.

19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

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19 (A)Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,[a] and said:
    “I have (B)granted help to one who is (C)mighty;
    I have exalted one (D)chosen from the people.
20 (E)I have found David, my servant;
    with my holy oil I have (F)anointed him,
21 so that my (G)hand shall be established with him;
    my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him;
    (H)the wicked shall not humble him.
23 I will (I)crush his foes before him
    and strike down those who hate him.
24 My (J)faithfulness and my (K)steadfast love shall be with him,
    and in my name shall his (L)horn be exalted.
25 I will set his hand on (M)the sea
    and his right hand on (N)the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my (O)Father,
    my God, and (P)the Rock of my salvation.’
27 And I will make him the (Q)firstborn,
    (R)the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
    and my (S)covenant will stand firm[b] for him.
29 I will establish his (T)offspring forever
    and his (U)throne as (V)the days of the heavens.
30 (W)If his children forsake my law
    and do not walk according to my rules,[c]
31 if they violate my statutes
    and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with (X)the rod
    and their iniquity with stripes,
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
    or be false to my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my (Y)covenant
    or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
35 Once for all I have sworn (Z)by my holiness;
    I will not (AA)lie to David.
36 His (AB)offspring shall endure forever,
    (AC)his (AD)throne as long as (AE)the sun before me.
37 Like (AF)the moon it shall be established forever,
    (AG)a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah

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  1. Psalm 89:19 Some Hebrew manuscripts godly ones
  2. Psalm 89:28 Or will remain faithful
  3. Psalm 89:30 Or my just decrees

10 “And(A) in that day (B)there shall be a Root of Jesse,
Who shall stand as a (C)banner to the people;
For the (D)Gentiles shall seek Him,
And His resting place shall be glorious.”

11 It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time
To recover the remnant of His people who are left,
(E)From Assyria and Egypt,
From Pathros and Cush,
From Elam and Shinar,
From Hamath and the [a]islands of the sea.

12 He will set up a banner for the nations,
And will [b]assemble the outcasts of Israel,
And gather together (F)the dispersed of Judah
From the four [c]corners of the earth.

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  1. Isaiah 11:11 Or coastlands
  2. Isaiah 11:12 gather
  3. Isaiah 11:12 Lit. wings

10 In that day(A) the Root of Jesse(B) will stand as a banner(C) for the peoples; the nations(D) will rally to him,(E) and his resting place(F) will be glorious.(G) 11 In that day(H) the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant(I) of his people from Assyria,(J) from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt,(K) from Cush,[a](L) from Elam,(M) from Babylonia,[b] from Hamath(N) and from the islands(O) of the Mediterranean.(P)

12 He will raise a banner(Q) for the nations
    and gather(R) the exiles of Israel;(S)
he will assemble the scattered people(T) of Judah
    from the four quarters of the earth.(U)

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  1. Isaiah 11:11 That is, the upper Nile region
  2. Isaiah 11:11 Hebrew Shinar

10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

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10 In that day (A)the root of (B)Jesse, who shall stand as (C)a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.

11 (D)In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, (E)from Assyria, (F)from Egypt, from (G)Pathros, from (H)Cush,[a] from (I)Elam, from (J)Shinar, from (K)Hamath, and from (L)the coastlands of the sea.

12 He will raise (M)a signal for the nations
    and will assemble (N)the banished of Israel,
and gather the dispersed of Judah
    from the four corners of the earth.

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  1. Isaiah 11:11 Probably Nubia

21 “Then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely (A)I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; 22 and (B)I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and (C)one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again. 23 (D)They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but (E)I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.

24 (F)“David My servant shall be king over them, and (G)they shall all have one shepherd; (H)they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them. 25 (I)Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children’s children, (J)forever; and (K)My servant David shall be their prince forever.

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21 and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land.(A) 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel.(B) There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms.(C) 23 They will no longer defile(D) themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding,[a](E) and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.(F)

24 “‘My servant David(G) will be king(H) over them, and they will all have one shepherd.(I) They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.(J) 25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(K) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(L) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(M)

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  1. Ezekiel 37:23 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts all their dwelling places where they sinned

21 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:

22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all.

23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

24 And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.

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21 then say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, (A)I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and (B)bring them to their own land. 22 And (C)I will make them one nation in the land, on (D)the mountains of Israel. And (E)one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer (F)two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms. 23 (G)They shall not (H)defile themselves anymore (I)with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But (J)I will save them from all the backslidings[a] in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and (K)they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

24 “My servant (L)David (M)shall be king over them, and they shall all have (N)one shepherd. (O)They shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes. 25 (P)They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there (Q)forever, and David my servant shall be their prince (R)forever.

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  1. Ezekiel 37:23 Many Hebrew manuscripts; other Hebrew manuscripts dwellings

The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah(A)(B)(C)

This is the genealogy[a] of Jesus the Messiah[b] the son of David,(D) the son of Abraham:(E)

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  1. Matthew 1:1 Or is an account of the origin
  2. Matthew 1:1 Or Jesus Christ. Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean Anointed One; also in verse 18.

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

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The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

(A)The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, (B)the son of David, (C)the son of Abraham.

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31 (A)And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and (B)shall call His name Jesus.

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31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.(A)

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31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.

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31 And behold, (A)you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and (B)you shall call his name Jesus.

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