Psalm 132:12

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

Cross-reference

Psalm 89:30-35 parallels the condition in Psalm 132:12 — if sons obey, but God's promise remains sure despite failure.

Psalm 89:4 Contrast

Psalm 89:4 echoes God's promise to establish David's throne forever, the same covenant that Psalm 132:12 conditions on obedience.

Psalm 89:49 Contrast

Psalm 89:49 laments the apparent failure of God's steadfast love sworn to David, contrasting with the conditional promise in Psalm 132:12.

Psalm 103:18 speaks generally of those who keep God's covenant, while Psalm 132:12 specifically applies this to David's throne.

Luke 1:33 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 1:33 says Jesus' kingdom will have no end, echoing the 'forever' of the Davidic promise in this Psalm.

Luke 1:32 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 1:32 announces that Jesus will receive the throne of David, fulfilling the promise of a descendant sitting on it forever.

Isaiah 9:7 Contrast

Isaiah 9:7 declares the Davidic throne established forever by God's zeal, contrasting the conditional promise in this Psalm.

In 1 Chronicles 28:7, David relays God's promise that Solomon's kingdom will be established forever if he obeys, echoing the psalm's condition.

In 2 Chronicles 6:16, Solomon quotes the exact conditional promise from the psalm, praying for its fulfillment.

In 2 Chronicles 7:18, God reaffirms the conditional promise of an enduring throne for David, citing the covenant.

1 Kings 9:5 Citation

In 1 Kings 9:5, God reaffirms the promise of an enduring throne for David's line, conditional on obedience, directly citing the covenant.

In 1 Kings 6:12, God conditions the establishment of the Davidic covenant on Solomon's obedience, directly echoing the psalm's condition.

In 1 Kings 3:14, God offers Solomon a conditional promise of long life for obeying, mirroring the psalm's condition for David's throne.

1 Kings 2:12 Prophetic fulfillment

In 1 Kings 2:12, Solomon ascends David's throne, directly fulfilling the promise that David's son would rule.

1 Kings 2:4 Allusion

1 Kings 2:4 repeats the identical condition: if sons are faithful, they will never lack a man on Israel's throne.

Jeremiah 17:25 promises Davidic kings will continue if Judah obeys, directly parallel to the conditional throne promise in Psalm 132:12.

Lamentations 1:6 depicts fallen Davidic princes, the opposite outcome of the conditional promise in Psalm 132:12.

2 Samuel 7:12 promises a descendant for David; this Psalm adds a condition of obedience for that promise's ongoing fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 17:20 gives the same condition that the king's obedience ensures long reign for him and his children.

Jeremiah 33:21 affirms God's covenant with David as unbreakable, contrasting with the conditional nature of the promise in Psalm 132:12.