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Psalms 132:12

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— 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.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— If thy sons keep my covenant, and my testimony which I will teach them, even their sons, unto futurity, shall sit on thy throne.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— 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.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— If thy sonnes keepe my couenant, and my testimonies, that I shall teach them, their sonnes also shall sit vpon thy throne for euer.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— 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.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— If your children will keep my covenant and my testimony that shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon your throne for evermore.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— 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.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— 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.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
If x518
(0518) Complement
אִם
'im
{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
thy children 1121
{1121} Prime
בֵּן
ben
{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
will keep 8104
{8104} Prime
שָׁמַר
shamar
{shaw-mar'}
A primitive root; properly to hedge about (as with thorns), that is, guard; generally to protect, attend to, etc.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
my covenant 1285
{1285} Prime
בְּרִית
b@riyth
{ber-eeth'}
From H1262 (in the sense of cutting (like H1254)); a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh).
and my testimony 5713
{5713} Prime
עֵדָה
`edah
{ay-daw'}
Feminine of H5707 in its technical sense; testimony.
that 2097
{2097} Prime
זוֹ
zow
{zo}
For H2088; this or that.
y2090
[2090] Standard
זֹה
zoh
{zo}
For H2088; this or that.
z8675
<8675> Grammar
Kethiv Reading

Where the translators of the Authorised Version followed the qere reading rather than the kethiv.
I shall teach 3925
{3925} Prime
לָמַד
lamad
{law-mad'}
A primitive root; properly to goad, that is, (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive).
z8762
<8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447
them, their children 1121
{1121} Prime
בֵּן
ben
{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
shall also x1571
(1571) Complement
גַּם
gam
{gam}
By contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correlation both... and.
sit 3427
{3427} Prime
יָשַׁב
yashab
{yaw-shab'}
A primitive root; properly to sit down (specifically as judge, in ambush, in quiet); by implication to dwell, to remain; causatively to settle, to marry.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
upon thy throne 3678
{3678} Prime
כִּסֵּא
kicce'
{kis-say'}
From H3680; properly covered, that is, a throne (as canopied).
for evermore. 5703
{5703} Prime
עַד
`ad
{ad}
From H5710; properly a (peremptory) terminus, that is, (by implication) duration, in the sense of perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition).
x5704
(5704) Complement
עַד
`ad
{ad}
Properly the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjugation; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 132:10-12.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 132:11-18.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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 (h) evermore.

(h) Because this cannot be accomplished but in Christ, it follows that the promise was spiritual.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
If thy children:

Psalms 89:30-35 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; ... Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

their children:

Psalms 102:28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
Psalms 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.
Isaiah 59:21 As for me, this [is] my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that [is] upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
Luke 1:32-33 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: ... And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ps 89:30; 102:28; 115:14. Is 9:7; 59:21. Lk 1:32.

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