The Meaning of 2 Samuel 7:13 Explained

2 Samuel 7:13

KJV: He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

YLT: He doth build a house for My Name, and I have established the throne of his kingdom unto the age.

Darby: It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

ASV: He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He shall build  an house  for my name,  and I will stablish  the throne  of his kingdom  for  ever. 

What does 2 Samuel 7:13 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 7:1-17 - The Glorious Future Of David's House
Always do better for the cause of God than for yourself. You have no right to dwell in cedar, while God's Ark is under curtains. Also, beware of giving directions or advice, unless you have first consulted God. You may be as good as Nathan, but, if you speak apart from the divine Spirit, you will probably be compelled, on the following morning, to eat your words.
David's intention was good, but neither was he the man nor was that the time for temple-building. See 1 Chronicles 22:8. The sword could not yet be exchanged for the trowel, but in the meantime the will was accepted in lieu of the act. It was then God's turn to pour out a perfect avalanche of blessing, which must have made David forget those weary years of waiting and wandering. Do not be anxious about the future. Use your life and all its resources for God, and he will care for you. No tongue can exaggerate the goodness and mercy which God lays up for them that trust in Him before the sons of men. And it is because He loves that He does not hesitate to chasten. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 7

1  Nathan, first approving the purpose of David to build God a house
4  After by the word of God forbids him
12  God promises him benefits and blessings in his seed
18  David's prayer and thanksgiving

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 7:13 mean?

He shall build a house for My name and I will establish - the throne of his kingdom for ever
ה֥וּא יִבְנֶה־ בַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִ֑י וְכֹנַנְתִּ֛י אֶת־ כִּסֵּ֥א מַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹ עַד־ עוֹלָֽם

יִבְנֶה־  shall  build 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
בַּ֖יִת  a  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
לִשְׁמִ֑י  for  My  name 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
וְכֹנַנְתִּ֛י  and  I  will  establish 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
כִּסֵּ֥א  the  throne 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כִּסֵּא 
Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
מַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹ  of  his  kingdom 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַמְלָכָה  
Sense: kingdom, dominion, reign, sovereignty.
עוֹלָֽם  ever 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.