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King James Version

Psalms 132:12

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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Throne;   Thompson Chain Reference - Covenant-Keepers;   Faithfulness-Unfaithfulness;   Fidelity;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - King, Kingship;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Peace;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Covenant;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hallel;   Psalms;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Apocrypha;   Names and Titles of Christ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Degrees;   Psalms the book of;   Temple;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Covenant, in the Old Testament;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Covenant;   Rechabites;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
If your sons keep my covenantand my decrees that I will teach them,their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”
Hebrew Names Version
If your children will keep my covenant, My testimony that I will teach them, Their children also will sit on your throne forevermore."
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."
New Century Version
If your sons keep my agreement and the rules that I teach them, then their sons after them will rule on your throne forever and ever."
New English Translation
If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on 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."
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."
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 forevermore."
Geneva Bible (1587)
If thy sonnes keepe my couenant, and my testimonies, that I shall teach them, their sonnes also shall sit vpon thy throne for euer.
Legacy Standard Bible
If your sons keep My covenantAnd My testimony which I will teach them,Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever."
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."
Contemporary English Version
If they keep our agreement and follow my teachings, then someone in your family will rule forever."
Complete Jewish Bible
If your sons keep my covenant and my instruction, which I will teach them, then their descendants too, forever, will sit on your throne."
Darby Translation
If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.
Easy-to-Read Version
If your descendants obey my agreement and the laws I teach them, then the king will always be someone from your family."
George Lamsa Translation
If your children will keep my covenant and my testimony that shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon your throne for evermore.
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."
Lexham English Bible
If your sons will heed my covenant and my testimonies that I will teach them, their sons also forever will sit on your throne."
Literal Translation
If your sons will keep My covenant and My testimonies which I will teach them, their sons shall also sit on the throne for You forever.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of the frute of thy body shal I set vpon thy seate.
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.
Bible in Basic English
If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
If thy children keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall teach them,
King James Version (1611)
If thy children will keepe my couenant and my testimonie, that I shall teach them; their children also shall sit vpon thy throne for euermore.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
If thy chyldren wyll kepe my couenaunt and my testimonies whiche I wyll teache them: their chyldren also shall sit vpon thy throne for euermore.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If thi sones schulen kepe my testament; and my witnessingis, these whiche Y schal teche hem. And the sones of hem til in to the world; thei schulen sette on thi seete.
Update Bible Version
If your sons will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their sons also shall sit on your throne for evermore.
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.
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 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."
New Life Bible
If your sons will keep My Law and My Word which I will teach them, then their sons will sit upon your throne forever."
New Revised Standard
If your sons keep my covenant and my decrees that I shall teach them, their sons also, forevermore, shall sit on your throne."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
If thy sons keep my covenant, and my testimony which I will teach them, even their sons, unto futurity, shall sit on thy throne.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(131-12) If thy children will keep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them: Their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.
Revised Standard Version
If your sons keep my covenant and my testimonies which I shall teach them, their sons also for ever shall sit upon your throne."
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.
New American Standard Bible (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."

Contextual Overview

11 The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. 12 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. 13 For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. 15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

If thy children: Psalms 89:30-35

their children: Psalms 102:28, Psalms 115:14, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 59:21, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:33

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 17:20 - right hand 2 Samuel 7:12 - I will set 1 Kings 1:13 - sit 1 Kings 1:48 - which 1 Kings 2:4 - his word 1 Kings 2:12 - sat Solomon 1 Kings 2:33 - his house 1 Kings 3:14 - if thou 1 Kings 6:12 - if thou wilt 1 Kings 6:13 - I will dwell 1 Kings 9:5 - I will establish 1 Chronicles 28:7 - Moreover 2 Chronicles 1:9 - let thy promise 2 Chronicles 6:16 - saying 2 Chronicles 7:18 - as I have 2 Chronicles 17:5 - the Lord Psalms 78:68 - mount Psalms 89:4 - General Psalms 89:49 - thou Psalms 103:18 - To such Psalms 119:88 - so shall I Jeremiah 17:25 - sitting Jeremiah 33:21 - may Lamentations 1:6 - all

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimony that I shall teach them,.... The former part of the promise and oath is absolute, respecting the Messiah; but this is conditional, and relates to the seed of David, both immediate, and in succeeding generations; proposing their observance of the law of God, as the condition of their enjoying the kingdom after him. By the "covenant" and "testimony" are meant the same thing; the law, which was given to the people of Israel in the form of a covenant, and was a testimony of the will of God to them: in this the kings of Israel were to read continually, and conduct according to it in their personal walk and conversation, and by it to rule the people they were set over; and which the Lord promises to teach them by his prophets, whose business it was not to promulgate new laws, but to explain what were given. Now in case this was attended to, and the instructions of prophets observed, then thus it would be,

their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore; but, the condition not being fulfilled, this did not take place: Solomon, his immediate successor, fell into idolatry in the latter part of his life; and Rehoboam, his son, slighted the advice of the old men, founded upon the laws of God, and ten tribes revolted from him: several succeeding kings of Judah, of the house of David, were very wicked princes; and the race of them ended in Zedekiah, who was carried captive into Babylon. Indeed all this is true of Christ and his spiritual offspring; he kept the covenant of grace made with his divine Father; and the law or testimony; and fulfilled it in the room and stead of his people; and did the whole will and work of his Father, and in all things pleased him: and his children also lay hold by faith on the covenant and the promises of it; and receive, observe, and retain the testimony of the Gospel; and shall reign with Christ, on the same throne with him, for ever and ever.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If thy children will keep my covenant ... - This was the condition implied in the promise - that they were to keep the law of God, and to serve and obey him. If they did not, they could not, of course, plead the promise. This principle is universal. We cannot plead any promise of God in our behalf, or in behalf of our children, unless we obey his commands, and are ourselves faithful to him. See the sentiment in this verse illustrated in the notes at Psalms 89:30-37.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 132:12. If thy children will keep my covenant — This was conditional with respect to the posterity of David. They have been driven from the throne, because they did not keep the Lord's covenant, but the true David is on the throne, and his posterity forms the genuine Israelites.


 
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