I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you;
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I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you;
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I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
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I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 17:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Hebrews 1:5 For to which of the angels did he say at any time, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father?” and again, “I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son?”
- Psalms 2:7 I will tell of the decree: Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.
- 1 Samuel 15:28 Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.
- 1 Chronicles 10:14 and didn’t inquire of Yahweh. Therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
- 1 Chronicles 17:12 He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
- Psalms 2:12 Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.
- Isaiah 55:3 Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- 2 Corinthians 6:18 I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”
- 2 Samuel 7:14-16 I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men; but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you. Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
- 1 Kings 11:12-13 Nevertheless, I will not do it in your days, for David your father’s sake; but I will tear it out of your son’s hand. However I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”
- 1 Kings 11:36 I will give one tribe to his son, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there.
- Psalms 89:26-37 He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him. I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven. If his children forsake my law, and don’t walk in my ordinances; if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments; then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail. I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered. Once I have sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David. His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me. It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.”
- Luke 1:32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
- Luke 9:35 A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
- John 3:35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Which was Saul.
Which was Saul.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 13. I will not take my mercy away…
Verse 13. I will not take my mercy away from him] I will not cut off his family from the throne, as I did that of his predecessor Saul.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain My son - The minatory clause which occurs after…
My son - The minatory clause which occurs after this in Samuel is here omitted, because the writer is not about to record the sins of Solomon, or the sufferings 1 Kings 11:9-40 which he thereby brought upon himself.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Thee. The posterity of Saul lost the throne. (Haydock)…
Thee. The posterity of Saul lost the throne. (Haydock) --- If Solomon was reprobated, his children were permitted to reign. It is also presumed that he did penance; though this is not certain.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain I will not take my mercy away from him,…
I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee--My procedure in dealing with him will be different from My disposal of Saul. Should his misconduct call for personal chastisement, I shall spare his family. If I see it necessary to withdraw My favor and help for a time, it will be a corrective discipline only to reform and restore, not to destroy. (On this passage some have founded an argument for Solomon's repentance and return to God).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. my son] Here Sam. adds, If he commit…
13. my son] Here Sam. adds, If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men.
as I took it from him that was before thee] Sam. as I took it from Saul whom I put away before thee.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) I will be his father . . .—Heb.,…
(13) I will be his father . . .—Heb., I (on my part) will become a father unto him, and he (on his part) shall become a son to me. (Comp. Psa_2:7.) After these words, Samuel adds: “If he commit iniquity I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.” The omission is probably not a mere abridgment. The reference in this prophecy looks beyond Solomon to Him of whom the greatest princes of the house of David were but imperfect types. The warning here omitted was amply fulfilled in the history of Solomon and his successors but it could not apply to the true Anointed of Jehovah, and is therefore suppressed as a transitory element in the prophecy.
And I will not take my mercy away.—Samuel, “and my mercy shall not depart”—the same verb in a different form. But the LXX., Syriac, and Vulgate there agree with Chronicles.
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As I took it (away) from him that was before thee.—Samuel, “as I took it away from Said whom I took away from before thee; “repeating the same verb thrice. Our text is probably more correct. So Vulg. and LXX. virtually; but Syriac, “My mercies shall not depart from him, as I made [them] depart from Saul who was before thee.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Father and son.
Father and son.
These words are by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews applied to the Lord Jesus Christ, who was, in an especially and pre-eminent sense, the Son of God. Yet the context, and still more the parallel passage in the Second Book of Samuel, makes it evident that they were originally spoken with reference to Solomon. We are warranted, by the teaching of the New Testament, in applying them to all those who are children of God by faith in Christ Jesus, who have been adopted into the spiritual family, and made heirs of Divine promises. Of this glorious doctrine of the Divine Fatherhood, so clearly and powerfully revealed in the New Testament, there are intimations, such as the present, in various parts of the Old Testament Scriptures.
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I IN WHAT GOD"S FATHERHOOD CONSISTS. This is shown to some extent in the context, and in the narrative of Solomon"s early life and reign. But generally speaking we may rejoice that the fatherhood of God is shown in:
1. His providential care. As a Father, our Creator supplies the wants, both temporal and spiritual, of his dependent family.
2. His tender love. There is more than goodness, more than bounty, in God"s treatment of his children. They have a moral nature able to appreciate kindness, forbearance, sympathy, and love. And, in his treatment of them, he has adapted his communications and his conduct to their spiritual need.
3. His wise discipline. It is distinctive of a true father"s sway, that it aims at the highest good of the children. God certainly appoints trials for his offspring, and he reveals to us the consolatory truth, "Whom he loveth he scourgeth, and chastensth every child whom he receiveth." When we suffer he is not insensible. "Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
4. His purposes for his childrens future. As a father looks forward, and trains his son for the duties and responsibilities of after-life, so the great Father in heaven is maturing us for other scenes, higher employments, purer joys.
II WHAT HUMAN SONSHIP INVOLVES. A true son is sensible of his father"s watchful care, thoughtful kindness, tender affection. And he renders a filial return. In worship there is involved:
1. Gratitude. From God"s spiritual family there goes up to heaven a daily song of thanksgiving and praise, for favour and forbearance never failing.
2. Reverence and submission. The awful superiority of God must impress every just mind. The prayer offered will begin with the ascription, "Hallowed be thy Name.
3. Love. For, though so high, God is yet a Father, and "we love him,because he first loved us.
4. Obedience. This is the true test of filial reverence and of filial affection. There is no unfailing proof of love"s sincerity save this.
5. Likeness. For, born anew by God"s Spirit, God"s children are imitators of God, resembling him in the moral features of his holy and amiable character. Admire the glorious work of the Divine and gracious Spirit.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues describing his promises to King David through the prophet Nathan.
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I will be a father to him, and he will be my son
The prophecy in 1Ch 17:11-14 refers to Solomon, David's son. But, aspects of the prophecy will be fulfilled by Jesus. So, here it is best to translate the words "father" and "son" with your normal words for a biological father and son.
I will not take my covenant faithfulness away from him, as I took it from Saul
The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be translated as "faithfully." AT: "I will never stop faithfully loving him, as I stopped loving Saul" (See: Abstract Nouns)
I will set him over my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever
These two phrases have similar meanings and emphasize that David's dynasty will last forever. (See: Parallelism)
his throne will be established forever
This can be stated in active form. AT: "I will establish his throne forever" (See: Active or Passive)
his throne
A king's right to rule is referred to by the place a king sits. AT: "his right to rule" (See: Metonymy)
reported to him
"told him"
all these words
Here "words" represents what Yahweh said. (See: Metonymy)
translationWords
ancestor
son
covenant faithfulness
Saul (OT)
rule
house
Nathan
David
vision
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 17:13 The Chronicler made this declaration about Solomon in…
17:13 The Chronicler made this declaration about Solomon in particular (see 22:9; 28:5-6; cp. 2 Sam 7:14).
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