God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 17:13
13I will be his Father, and he will be my Son. And I will never stop showing him my love as I did to your predecessor.
1 Chronicles 17:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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:
- New International Version (NIV)I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from him who was before you,
- New King James Version (NKJV)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 who was before you.
Context of 1 Chronicles 17:13
11“ ‘When the time comes for you to go and be with your ancestors, I will send one of your descendants. He will be one of your sons. I will establish his kingdom. 12He will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. I will be his Father, and he will be my Son. And I will never stop showing him my love as I did to your predecessor. 14I will place him in my royal house forever, and his throne will be established forever.’ ” 15Nathan told David all these words and everything he had seen.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 171 Chronicles 17:13 word by word
אֲנִי֙ אֶֽהְיֶה־לּ֣וֹ לְאָ֔ב וְה֖וּא יִֽהְיֶה־לִּ֣י לְבֵ֑ן וְחַסְדִּי֙ לֹא־אָסִ֣יר מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הֲסִיר֔וֹתִי מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:13
- 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his Father, and he will be my Son. If he sins, I will punish him with a rod and with blows inflicted by people.
- Psalms 89:26He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’
- Isaiah 55:3Open your ears, and come to me! Listen so that you may live! I will make an everlasting promise to you— the blessings I promised to David.
- Hebrews 1:5God never said to any of his angels, “You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.” And God never said to any of his angels, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son.”
- Psalms 2:7I will announce the Lord’s decree. He said to me: “You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.
- Luke 9:35A voice came out of the cloud and said, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to him!”
- John 3:35The Father loves his Son and has put everything in his power.
- 2 Samuel 7:15But I will never stop showing him my love as I did to Saul, whom I took out of your way.
- 1 Kings 11:12But I will not do it in your lifetime because of your father David. I will tear it away from the hands of your son.
- 1 Chronicles 17:12He will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.
- 1 Chronicles 10:14He didn’t request information from the Lord. So the Lord killed him and turned the kingship over to David, Jesse’s son.
- 1 Samuel 15:28Samuel told him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today. He has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13I will not take my mercy away from him - I will not cut off his family from the throne, as I did that of his predecessor Saul.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13My son - The minatory clause which occurs after this in Samuel is here omitted, because the writer is not about to record the sins of Solomon, or the sufferings 1 Kings 11:9-40 which he thereby brought upon himself.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The Chronicler specifically made this statement about Solomon (see 1 Chronicles 22:9; 28:5–6; compare 2 Samuel 7:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee--My procedure in dealing with him will be different from My disposal of Saul. Should his misconduct call for personal chastisement, I shall spare his family. If I see it necessary to withdraw My favor and help for a time, it will be a corrective discipline only to reform and restore, not to destroy. (On this passage some have founded an argument for Solomon's repentance…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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