1 Chronicles 17:13

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Modern

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.

Traditional

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:

Literal

I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And My loving devotion I will not turn aside from him as I turned it aside from him who was before you.

Latin

Ego ero ei in patrem, et ipse erit mihi in filium: et misericordiam meam non auferam ab eo, sicut abstuli ab eo qui ante te fuit.

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English

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.

Notes

1 Chronicles 17:13

The Chronicler specifically made this statement about Solomon (see 1 Chronicles 22:9; 28:5–6; compare 2 Samuel 7:14).

1 Chronicles 17:10–14

David wanted to build a temple for the Lord. Instead, the Lord promised to build a dynasty for David. Creating David's eternal dynasty was key to God's plan to establish his rule on earth.

1 Chronicles 17:1–15

David wanted to build a home for the ark as grand as his palace, but the Lord chose David’s heir, Solomon (1 Chronicles 22), to build the temple. Jerusalem was to be the only place of worship for all Israel.

1 Chronicles 17:1–27

The larger section (1 Chronicles 13:1–17:27) ends with Nathan's prophecy about David and David's prayer of thanks.

Theme notes and profiles

David God’s Promised Kingdom The Promise of Dynasty

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