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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

2 Samuel 7:12

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David wanted to build a house for God, but God sent the prophet Nathan to say that God would instead build a house for David. This chapter records what is often called the Davidic covenant.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

When your days are fulfilled, and you sleep with your fathers, I will set up your offspring after you, who will proceed out of your body, and I will establish his kingdom.

King James Version (KJV)

And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

American Standard Version (ASV)

When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, the offspring of your body, and I will make his kingdom strong.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y cuando tus días fueren cumplidos, y durmieres con tus padres, yo estableceré tu simiente después de ti, la cual procederá de tus entrañas, y aseguraré su reino.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Porque cuando tú mueras, yo pondré a uno de tus hijos en tu trono y haré que su reino sea fuerte.

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