Translation | Verse | Text |
King James | 2Sa 7:12 | 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. |
Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
BOWELS | Are often put by the Hebrew writers for the internal parts generally, the inner man, just as we often use the word heart. Hence the bowels are often represented as the seat of mercy, tenderness, compassion, etc., 1Ki 3:26 Isa 63:15 Jer 31:20 Col 3:12 1Jo 3:17. |