2 Samuel 7:14
I too will be to him as a father, and he shall indeed be to me as a son: so that when he committeth iniquity, I will chastise him with the rod of men, and with the plagues of the children of man;
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Deuteronomy 8:5And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so doth the Lord thy God chasten thee.
1 Chronicles 28:6And he hath said unto me, Solomon thy son it is that shall build my house and my courts; for I have made choice of him to be as a son unto me, and I will be indeed to him as a father.
Psalms 2:7I will announce the decree, the Lord hath said unto me, “My son art thou: I have indeed this day begotten thee.
Psalms 89:27(89:28) Also I will appoint my first-born, the highest among the kings of the earth.
Psalms 94:12Happy is the man whom thou admonisheth, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law:
Jeremiah 30:11For with thee am I, saith the Lord, to save thee: though I make a full end of all the nations whither I have scattered thee, yet of thee will I not make a full end; but I will correct thee in moderation, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 7:5-18
God's Covenant with David. ( b. c. 1042.) 4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying, 5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord , Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? 6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of… Read the whole commentary →