Reference

2 Samuel 7:12

Sheol / The Grave Time-Bound Fulfillment Death as Sleep

“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.”

Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house.

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:

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Time-Bound Fulfillment

Multi-Signal Classification

70% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Death as Sleep

Multi-Signal Classification

90% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Sheol / The Grave

The phrase "sleep with thy fathers" is a common biblical idiom for death and burial, not necessarily a reference to Sheol or the grave as a specific destination or state. The primary focus of the verse is on the continuation of David's lineage and the establishment of his kingdom, not the afterlife.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

While the verse mentions a future event ("when thy days be fulfilled"), it does not explicitly define a duration for the fulfillment of the kingdom's establishment, only that it will occur after David's death. The "time-bound" aspect is more about the start of the fulfillment rather than a defined end or duration of the prophecy itself.

Death as Sleep

The phrase "sleep with thy fathers" is a common idiom for death, but the verse does not elaborate on the nature of this "sleep" or explicitly equate it with unconsciousness, silence, or rest, which are components of the theme definition.

Sheol / The Grave

Cross-References

Acts 2:30Allusion

“Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;”

Psalms 132:11Thematic

“The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.”

Acts 13:36Thematic

“For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:”

2 Chronicles 13:5Thematic

“Ought ye not to know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?”

1 Kings 2:1Thematic

“Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,”

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