Psalm 132:12 {131:12}
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If thy children will keep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them: Their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.

if thy children

Psalm 89:30-35 And if his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments: . . .

their children

Psalm 102:28 The children of thy servants shall continue and their seed shall be directed for ever.

Psalm 115:14 May the Lord add blessings upon you: upon you, and upon your children.

Isaiah 9:7 His empire shall be multiplied, and there shall be no end of peace: he shall sit upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom; to establish it and strengthen it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth and for ever: the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Isaiah 59:21 This is my covenant with them, saith the Lord: My spirit that is in thee, and my words that I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.

Luke 1:32,33 He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father: and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever. . . .

Context
Remember David's Affliction
11The Lord hath sworn truth to David, and he will not make it void: of the fruit of thy womb I will set upon thy throne. 12If thy children will keep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them: Their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.13For the Lord hath chosen Sion: he hath chosen it for his dwelling.…
Cross References
Luke 1:32
He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father: and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever.

Acts 2:30
Whereas therefore he was a prophet and knew that God hath sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should sit upon his throne.

1 Kings 2:4
That the Lord may confirm his words, which he hath spoken of me, saying: If thy children shall take heed to their ways, and shall walk before me in truth, with all their heart, and with all their soul, there shall not be taken away from thee a man on the throne of Israel.

Psalm 89:29
And I will make his seed to endure for evermore: and his throne as the days of heaven.

Lexicon
If
אִֽם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

your sons
בָנֶ֨יךָ ׀ (ḇā·ne·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

keep
יִשְׁמְר֬וּ (yiš·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

My covenant
בְּרִיתִי֮ (bə·rî·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1285: A covenant

and the testimony
וְעֵדֹתִ֥י (wə·‘ê·ḏō·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5713: Testimony, witness

I will teach them,
אֲלַ֫מְּדֵ֥ם (’ă·lam·mə·ḏêm)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3925: To exercise in, learn

then their sons
בְּנֵיהֶ֥ם (bə·nê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

will also
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

sit
יֵ֝שְׁב֗וּ (yê·šə·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

on your throne
לְכִסֵּא־ (lə·ḵis·sê-)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3678: Seat of honor, throne

forever
עֲדֵי־ (‘ă·ḏê-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5703: A, terminus, duration, advance, perpetuity

and ever.”
עַ֑ד (‘aḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5703: A, terminus, duration, advance, perpetuity


Additional Translations
If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”If your children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit on your throne for ever more.

If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

If thy children will deep my covenant, and these my testimonies which I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for ever.

If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.

If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them; their children also shall sit upon thy throne for ever.

If your children will keep my covenant, my testimony that I will teach them, their children also will sit on your throne forevermore."

If thy sons keep My covenant, And My testimonies that I teach them, Their sons also for ever and ever, Do sit on the throne for thee.
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