“He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Samuel 7 contains 29 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.