# Covenant with David

God made a covenant with David (see: 2 Samuel 7).

God promised these things to David:
  * To make David famous among all people.
  * To provide a peaceful home for the Israelites.
  * To give David a child who would rule Israel after him.
  * To be a father to the child and the child would be a son to him.
  * To have someone from David’s family to rule forever.
  * To make David’s kingdom last forever.

See: [Covenant](../articles/covenant.md); [Israel](../articles/israel.md)

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There are Psalms that talk about the significance of this covenant (see: Psalm 89, 132). After Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians (see: 2 Kings 25), the Jews waited for a descendant of David to become king again. This person became known as the messiah or the Christ (see: Matthew 22:42; John 7:42).

Jesus was a descendant of David (see: Matthew 1:6-17; Romans 1:3; 2 Timothy 2:8). He is the messiah who rules forever (see: Luke 1:32-33; Hebrews 1:8; Revelation 5:5; 11:15; 22:16).

See: [Ancestor and Descendant (Fathers, Forefathers, Patriarchs)](..articles/ancestoranddescendantfathersforefatherspatriarchs.md);[Messiah (Christ)](../articles/messiahchrist.md)