1 Chronicles 17:13
I will be his father, and he shall 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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In Context
12He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:28Samuel said to him, "The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.
1 Kings 11:12Notwithstanding I will not do it in your days, for David your father's sake; but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
1 Chronicles 10:14and did not inquire of the Lord: therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
Psalms 2:7I will tell of the decree.The Lord said to me, "You are my son.Today I have become your father.
Psalms 89:26He will call to me, 'You are my Father,my God, and the rock of my salvation!'
Isaiah 55:3Turn your ear, and come to me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even 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 →