but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.
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but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.
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But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
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but My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 7:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has also rejected you from being king.”
- 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.
- Psalms 89:28 I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.
- 1 Samuel 16:14 Now Yahweh’s Spirit departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.
- 2 Samuel 7:14 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;
- 1 Kings 11:13 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.”
- Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.
- 2 Samuel 7:16 Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.” ’ ”
- Psalms 89:34 I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.
- Isaiah 37:35 ‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’ ”
- Acts 13:34-37 “Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’ Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’ For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, was laid with his fathers, and saw decay. But he whom God raised up saw no decay.
- 1 Samuel 19:24 He also stripped off his clothes, and he also prophesied before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
- 1 Kings 11:34-36 “ ‘However I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; but I will make him prince all the days of his life, for David my servant’s sake whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes; but I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it to you, even ten tribes. 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.
- 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.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 7:15 But my mercy shall not depart away…
2Sa 7:15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took [it] from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
Ver. 15. But my mercy shall not depart away from him.] Why then Feri, Domine, feri, saith Luther. Strike while thou wilt, Lord; my sins are pardoned. I thank thee, O Lord, for all my pain, as another said. And, Not so much case, as the use, Lord, said a third.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain My mercy, or my kindness, i. e. the kingdom…
My mercy, or my kindness, i. e. the kingdom which l have mercifully an kindly promised to thee and thine.
As I took it from Saul; in regard of his posterity, for the kingdom was continued to his person during life.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But my mercy shall not depart away from him,....…
But my mercy shall not depart away from him,.... Which is not to be understood of special mercy and grace, though it is true of these with respect to Solomon, and so to all the adopted children of God, see Psa 89:32; but then this here designs such mercy as may be taken away from another, and as it was from Saul, as it follows:
as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee; and therefore must be understood of his mercy and kindness, in giving him a kingdom, and setting him on the throne; this should not be taken away from him, as it was from Saul, whom God rejected from being king; not him personally, but his posterity; but so the Lord would not do, nor did he, to Solomon, in whose posterity the kingdom of Judah continued to the Babylonish captivity.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain My mercy - That is, Or, my kindness, that…
My mercy - That is, Or, my kindness, that is, the kingdom which I have mercifully promised to thee and thine. From Saul - In regard of his posterity, for the kingdom was continued to his person during life.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 15. But my mercy shall not depart away…
Verse 15. But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul] His house shall be a lasting house, and he shall die in the throne of Israel, his children succeeding him; and the spiritual seed, Christ, possessing and ruling in that throne to the end of time.
The family of Saul became totally extinct; the family of David remained till the incarnation. Joseph and Mary were both of that family; Jesus was the only heir to the kingdom of Israel; he did not choose to sit on the secular throne, he ascended the spiritual throne, and now he is exalted to the right hand of God, a PRINCE and a Saviour, to give repentance and remission of sins. See the observations at the end of the chapter. 2Sa 7:25.
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Many have applied these verses and their parallels to support the doctrine of unconditional final perseverance; but with it the text has nothing to do; and were we to press it, because of the antitype, Solomon, the doctrine would most evidently be ruined, for there is neither proof nor evidence of Solomon's salvation.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Sa 7:15-16. My mercy shall not depart from him…
2Sa 7:15-16. My mercy shall not depart from him — Or, my kindness, as the Hebrew word חסדי, chasdi, rather means. That is, the kingdom which I have mercifully and kindly promised to thee and thine. As I took it from Saul — In regard of his posterity, for the kingdom was continued to Saul himself during his life. Thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee — Thine eyes, in some sort, beholding it; for he lived to see his wise son Solomon actually placed on the throne with reputation and general applause, which was in itself a good presage of the continuance of the kingdom in his family; and, when considered in connection with God’s infallible promises made to him and his descendants, must have given him assurance thereof. David, however, had his eyes and thoughts on the Messiah, Psa 110:1; whose day he saw by faith, as Abraham had done; whom he knew God would raise up of the fruit of his loins to sit on his throne, Act 2:30, and the eternity of whose kingdom might well be said to be before him. Thy throne shall be established for ever — The kingdom shall be continued for a long time, even for many ages, in thy family, and in the Messiah, who is to be thy seed, to all eternity. Thus the angel, applying this promise to Jesus, says to Mary, The Lord God shall give unto him the throne of HIS FATHER DAVID. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob FOR EVER, and of HIS KINGDOM there shall be NO END.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain My mercy shall not depart ... - Hence, Isaiah’s…
My mercy shall not depart ... - Hence, Isaiah’s saying, the sure mercies of David Isa 55:3, i. e. unfailing, lasting mercies: mercies which are like streams of water that never dry up Isa 33:16; Jer 15:18. This is explained in 2Sa 7:16, where the word established is the same word as is rendered sure in Isaiah.
Before thee - Before Me is probably the true reading in 2Sa 7:15-16 (if the rest of the text be sound), according to the analogy of Jer 35:19; 1Sa 2:30, 1Sa 2:35; and many other places; whereas the idea contained in the reading, before thee, is unparalleled. But the reading in 1Ch 17:13 is quite different: “As I took it from him that was before thee,” meaning Saul, which gives a very good sense, and suggests that the text here may have been corrupted.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 15. But my mercy shall not depart — Even…
15. But my mercy shall not depart — Even though the royal seed commit iniquity, yet for David and Jerusalem’s sake the prophecy and promise of this Scripture shall not fail. “The family of Saul became totally extinct. The family of David remained till the incarnation. Joseph and Mary were both of that family; Jesus was the only heir to the kingdom of Israel, But he did not choose to sit on the secular throne, he ascended the spiritual throne, and now he is exalted to the right hand of God, a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance and remission of sins.” — Clarke.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. shall not depart, &c.] Lit, shall not be…
15. shall not depart, &c.] Lit, shall not be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I took away from before thee. The three verbs belong to the same root. But there is perhaps some error in the text. 1Ch_17:13 reads, “my mercy will I not take away from him, as I took it away from him who was before thee;” and the Sept. here has, “My mercy will I not take away from him, as I took it away from them that I took away from before me.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (15) As I took it from Saul.—He and his…
(15) As I took it from Saul.—He and his house were utterly and permanently set aside; David’s descendants will be punished for their sins, yet shall never be forgotten, and shall, ultimately issue in one who shall conquer sin and death for ever.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 15, 16. Before thee. This does not refer…
Vers. 15, 16. Before thee. This does not refer to time, but means "in thy presence," or "before thy face," that is, "as thou hast thyself been witness." There is a strong contrast between the fate of Saul"s house and this eternal endurance promised to that of David. The lineage of Saul might have made a new start in Jonathan, and even when he died at Gilboa, he left a son behind him. Still, no one ever locked upon Mephibosheth as having any title to the throne; and though Shimei (2Sa_16:5) may have conceived the hope that, if David were overthrown, the kingdom might return to Saul"s family, yet, as a matter of fact, among the many vicissitudes of the ten tribes, the attempt never was made to search for a descendant of Saul to be Israel"s king. Saul"s was a royalty for one generation; David"s throne was to be established forever. Not because David was sinless. His character is sullied by crimes of the darkest hue. But he never sank into a mere tyrant, such as Saul was towards David and towards the priests at Nob. Nor did David ever become an irreligious man, (1Sa_22:18, 19 28:15) though there is in him a strange and painful mixture of great good and great evil. The salt that preserves his character is his genuine sincerity and earnestness both towards God and man; and these qualities make him not unworthy of the high place he holds among God s people. Still, the premise was not because of David"s deserts, but because from him was to come the Christ, who is blessed. forevermore.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain But my mercy shall not depart away from him.
2Sa_7:15
But my mercy shall not depart away from him.
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But One forsaken and He victorious
At Mildmay, Mr. Spurgeon related the story of an aged saint, who, depressed much with bodily infirmity, asked a friend if he ever knew anyone forsaken of God, for that was his condition. Only one, was the reply, but He to-day is sitting on His Fathers throne. (Newton Jones.)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain 2Sa 7:14-15 state the principle of judgment within the…
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2Sa 7:14-15 state the principle of judgment within the family of God. (See Scofield "1Co 11:31"). It is always remedial, not penal Heb 12:5-11.
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Judgment of the wicked is penal, not remedial.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Yahweh finishes describing his promises to King David through the prophet Nathan.
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But my covenant faithfulness will not leave him, as I took it from Saul
The word "faithfulness" is an abstract noun that can be stated as "faithfully loving." AT: "I will never stop faithfully loving him as I stopped loving Saul" (See: Abstract Nouns)
from before you. Your house ... before you. Your throne
If in 2 Samuel 7:8-9 you translated the direct quotations as indirect quotation, then here you may need to translate "you" as "David" or "him" or "his" as in the UDB. AT: "from before David. David's house ... before him. His throne" (See: Direct and Indirect Quotations)
Your house and kingdom will be confirmed forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.
These two sentences have similar meanings and emphasize that David's dynasty will last forever. (See: Parallelism)
Your house and kingdom will be confirmed forever before you
Here the word "house" represents David's descendants, who will rule as kings. Here "kingdom" means about the same thing as "house." This can also be stated in active form. AT: "You will live to see me establish your family and their rule over the people of Israel forever" (See: Doublet and Active or Passive)
Your throne will be established forever
Here "throne" represents the power to rule as king. AT: "I will cause your descendants to rule over Israel forever" (See: Active or Passive)
all these words
"all these things." This refers to what Yahweh had said.
he told him about the entire vision
"he told him about everything Yahweh revealed to him"
translationWords
covenant faithfulness
Saul (OT)
confirm
Nathan
report
word
vision
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