2 Samuel 7:16

¹⁶et stabilis erit domus tua et regnum tuum usque in aeternum ante faciem meam, et thronus tuus erit firmus iugiter ".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