1 Chronicles 17:13
I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him who was before you;
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12He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:28And Samuel said to him, The Lord has taken away the kingdom of Israel from you this day by force, and has given it to a neighbour of yours who is better than you.
1 Kings 11:12I will not do it in your life-time, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.
1 Chronicles 10:14And not to the Lord: for this reason, he put him to death and gave the kingdom to David, the son of Jesse.
Psalms 2:7I will make clear the Lord's decision: he has said to me, You are my son, this day have I given you being.
Psalms 89:26\89:25\I will put his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
Isaiah 55:3Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 17:2-16
God's Promise to David. ( b. c. 1042.) 1 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. 2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee. 3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord , Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in: 5 For I have not dwelt in… Read the whole commentary →