2 Samuel 7:16

¹⁶Your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.’”g

2 Samuel 7 records the hinge moment in the Davidic covenant. King David, settled in his palace, proposes building a house for the Lord. The prophet Nathan initially approves, but God redirects the plan entirely: David will not build God a house; rather, God will build David a house