¹⁷For thus says Yahweh: ‘A man who sits on the throne of the house of Israel will not be cut off for David. ¹⁸And for the priests, a man from the Levites who offers burnt offerings^w and who burns grain offerings^x and who brings sacrifices^y will not be cut off before me^z forever.’ ”^a

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Footnotes

wHebrew “burnt offering”
xHebrew “grain offering”
yHebrew “sacrifice”
zLiterally “to the face of me”
aLiterally “all the days”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“For thus says the Lord: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices forever.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For this is what the Lord says: ‘David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel, nor will the Levitical priests ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel. The Levitical priests will never fail to have a man always before me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices.”

NLTNew Living Translation

For this is what the Lord says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever. And there will always be Levitical priests to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings and sacrifices to me.”

KJV 1900King James Version

For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.

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