King James Version
1 Chronicles 17:14 in the King James Version says “But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.” — study this verse from 1 Chronicles chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.”
1 Chronicles 17:14 · KJV
He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“But I will settle”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
“him in mine house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“for”
H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“evermore”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“shall be established”
H3559properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
“for”
H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“evermore”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
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