Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever.” New Living Translation If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant and the laws that I teach them, then your royal line will continue forever and ever.” English Standard Version If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies that I shall teach them, their sons also forever shall sit on your throne.” Berean Standard Bible If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.” King James Bible If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. New King James Version If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I shall teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.” New American Standard Bible “If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their sons also will sit upon your throne forever.” NASB 1995 “If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.” NASB 1977 “If your sons will keep My covenant, And My testimony which I will teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.” Legacy Standard Bible If your sons keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.” Amplified Bible “If your children will keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their children also shall sit upon your throne forever.” Christian Standard Bible If your sons keep my covenant and my decrees that I will teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.” Holman Christian Standard Bible If your sons keep My covenant and My decrees that I will teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.” American Standard Version If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. Contemporary English Version If they keep our agreement and follow my teachings, then someone in your family will rule forever." English Revised Version If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. GOD'S WORD® Translation If your sons are faithful to my promise and my written instructions that I will teach them, then their descendants will also sit on your throne forever." Good News Translation If your sons are true to my covenant and to the commands I give them, their sons, also, will succeed you for all time as kings." International Standard Version If your sons keep my covenant and my statutes that I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever." Majority Standard Bible If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.” NET Bible If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever." New Heart English Bible If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forevermore." Webster's Bible Translation If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them; their children also shall sit upon thy throne for ever. World English Bible If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forever more.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIf your sons keep My covenant, "" And My testimonies that I teach them, "" Their sons also forever and ever "" Sit on the throne for you.” Young's Literal Translation If thy sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee. Smith's Literal Translation If thy sons shall watch my covenant and my testimonies, these I shall teach them; also their sons even to forever shall sit upon the throne to thee forever. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf thy children will keep thy covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them: Their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible If your sons observe my covenant, and my decrees I shall teach them, Their sons, in turn, shall sit forever on your throne.” New Revised Standard Version If your sons keep my covenant and my decrees that I shall teach them, their sons also, forevermore, shall sit on your throne.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIf your children will keep my covenant and my testimony that shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon your throne for evermore. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated If your sons will keep my covenant: this testimony that I teach them, some also of their children will dwell to the eternity of eternities upon your throne OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If thy children keep My covenant And My testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also for ever shall sit upon thy throne.' Brenton Septuagint Translation If thy children will deep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for ever. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Remember David's Affliction…11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. 12If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.” 13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:… Cross References 2 Samuel 7:12-16 And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ... 1 Kings 2:4 and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ 1 Kings 8:25 Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’ 1 Chronicles 22:10 He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ 1 Chronicles 28:7 I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’ 2 Chronicles 6:16 Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’ 2 Chronicles 7:18 then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’ Psalm 89:29-36 I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure. / If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, / if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, ... Jeremiah 33:17-21 For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, / nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to present sacrifices.” / And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: ... 2 Samuel 23:5 Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire? Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. Luke 1:32-33 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” Acts 2:30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne. Romans 1:3 regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, Matthew 1:1 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Treasury of Scripture If your children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit on your throne for ever more. if thy children Psalm 89:30-35 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; … their children Psalm 102:28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee. Psalm 115:14 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children. Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. Jump to Previous Children Covenant Evermore Forever Forevermore Kingdom Rulers Sit Statutes Teach Teachings Testimonies Testimony Throne WordJump to Next Children Covenant Evermore Forever Forevermore Kingdom Rulers Sit Statutes Teach Teachings Testimonies Testimony Throne WordPsalm 132 1. David in his prayer commends unto God the reverent care he had for the ark8. His prayer at the removing of the ark 11. With a repetition of God's promises If your sons This phrase begins with a conditional statement, emphasizing the importance of lineage and obedience. In the Hebrew context, "sons" (בָּנֶיךָ, banekha) refers not only to direct descendants but also to future generations. The promise is generational, highlighting the continuity of God's covenant through the family line of David. This reflects the biblical principle of blessings and responsibilities being passed down through generations. keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them then their sons will sit on your throne forever and ever Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifאִֽם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not your sons בָנֶ֨יךָ ׀ (ḇā·ne·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son keep יִשְׁמְר֬וּ (yiš·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to My covenant בְּרִיתִי֮ (bə·rî·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1285: A covenant and the testimony וְעֵדֹתִ֥י (wə·‘ê·ḏō·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 5713: Testimony, witness I will teach them, אֲלַ֫מְּדֵ֥ם (’ă·lam·mə·ḏêm) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 3925: To exercise in, learn then their sons בְּנֵיהֶ֥ם (bə·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son will also גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and sit יֵ֝שְׁב֗וּ (yê·šə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on your throne לְכִסֵּא־ (lə·ḵis·sê-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne forever עֲדֵי־ (‘ă·ḏê-) Preposition Strong's 5703: A, terminus, duration, advance, perpetuity and ever.” עַ֑ד (‘aḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5703: A, terminus, duration, advance, perpetuity Links Psalm 132:12 NIVPsalm 132:12 NLT Psalm 132:12 ESV Psalm 132:12 NASB Psalm 132:12 KJV Psalm 132:12 BibleApps.com Psalm 132:12 Biblia Paralela Psalm 132:12 Chinese Bible Psalm 132:12 French Bible Psalm 132:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 132:12 If your children will keep my covenant (Psalm Ps Psa.) |