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12 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.
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When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
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He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
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:
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I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands.
15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
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But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
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Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me ; your throne will be established forever.’ ”
17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
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Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.
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