And when thy days be fulfilled,
and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers,
I will set up thy seed after thee,
which shall proceed out of thy bowels,
and I will establish his kingdom.
He shall build an house for my name,
and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom
for ever.
I will be his father,
and he shall be my son.
If he commit iniquity,
I will chasten him with the rod of men,
and with the stripes of the children of men:
But my mercy shall not depart away from him,
as I took it from Saul,
whom I put away before thee.
And thine house
and thy kingdom
shall be established for ever before thee:
thy throne shall be established for ever.
2 Samuel 7:12-16