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.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you;
- 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:
- BSB I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.
- NASB I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My favor away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
- 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.
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Quick answer
God will be his father and he His son, never withdrawing His steadfast love. God promises an enduring, fatherly covenant relationship.
Overview
God pledges a unique father-son relationship with David's offspring, with unfailing covenant love, unlike His dealing with Saul. While applying to Solomon, the language transcends him. The New Testament applies this sonship to Jesus Christ, the eternal Son, in whom God's unwavering love for His people is perfectly secured.
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Cross-references · 15
- Heb 1:5For to which of the angels did he say at any time, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father?” and again, “I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son?”
- Ps 2:7I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.
- Isa 55:3Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- Ps 2:12Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.
- 2 Cor 6:18I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”
- 1 Sam 15:28Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.
- 1 Chr 17:12He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.
- 1 Chr 10:14and didn’t inquire of Yahweh. Therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
- John 3:35The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
- Luke 1:32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,
- 1 Kgs 11:12–13Nevertheless, I will not do it in your days, for David your father’s sake; but I will tear it out of your son’s hand.
- 2 Sam 7:14–16I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;
- 1 Kgs 11:36To his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
- Ps 89:26–37He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
- Luke 9:35A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
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