1 Chronicles 17:13

I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and my mercy will I not withdraw from him, as I withdrew it from them that were before thee.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

12He shall build me a house, and I will set up his throne forever.

14And I will establish him in my house and in his kingdom forever; and his throne shall be set up forever.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 15:28And Samuel said to him, The Lord has rent thy kingdom from Israel out of thy hand this day, and will give it to thy neighbor who is better than thou.

1 Kings 11:12Only in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will take it out of the hand of thy son.

1 Chronicles 10:14and he sought not the Lord: so he slew him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

Psalms 2:7Declaring the ordinance of the Lord: 1 The Lord said to me, Thou art my Son, today have I begotten thee. 1

Isaiah 55:3Give heed with your ears, and follow my ways: hearken to me, and your soul shall live in prosperity; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, the sure 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 →

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