2 Chronicles 7:18 (DBY)

Passage

then will I establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to rule over Israel.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 7:16 for I have now chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

2 Chronicles 7:17 And [as for] thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;

2 Chronicles 7:18 then will I establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to rule over Israel.

2 Chronicles 7:19 But if ye turn away and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them;

2 Chronicles 7:20 then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed to my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "establish", "throne", "kingdom", "covenanted", "david", "father", "saying", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "establish" and "throne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And as for thee if thou wilt..." into verse 19's "But if ye turn away and forsake...", so "establish" and "throne" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "establish" and "throne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.