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Psalm 89:3
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Psalm 89:3
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3 You said, “David, my servant,
is my chosen one,
and this is the agreement
I made with him:
Psalm 89:4
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Psalm 89:4
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4 (A) David, one of your descendants
will always be king.”
Psalm 132:11
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Psalm 132:11
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11 (A) You made a solemn promise
to David, when you said,
“I, the Lord, promise
that someone in your family
will always be king.
John 7:42
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John 7:42
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42 (A) The Scriptures say that the Messiah will come from the family of King David. Doesn't this mean that he will be born in David's hometown of Bethlehem?”
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Acts 2:30
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Acts 2:30
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30 (A) But David was a prophet, and he knew that God had made a promise he would not break. He had told David someone from his own family would someday be king.
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