New King James Version
1 Chronicles 17:13
13I 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my favor from him as I took it from the one who ruled before you.
Context of 1 Chronicles 17:13
11And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. 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. 14And I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever.” ’ ” 15According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
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 shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
- Psalms 89:26He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’
- Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David.
- Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels did He ever say: “You are My Son, Today I have begotten You”? And again: “I will be to Him a Father, And He shall be to Me a Son”?
- Psalms 2:7“I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.
- Luke 9:35And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!”
- John 3:35The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand.
- 2 Samuel 7:15But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
- 1 Kings 11:12Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
- 1 Chronicles 17:12He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
- 1 Chronicles 10:14But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
- 1 Samuel 15:28So Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, 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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