2 Samuel 7:15 - Plain English Version

¹⁵ You see, I loved Saul at first. But after a while I didn’t love him any more. So I picked you to be the big boss instead of him. But I will treat you better than Saul. I will keep on loving your son always, for as long as he will be the big boss.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ but my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ But My mercy and loving-kindness shall not depart from him, as I took [them] from Saul, whom I took away from before you.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ But I will never take my faithful love away from him like I took it away from Saul, whom I set aside in favor of you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before my face.

2 Samuel 7:15 Cross References

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be like his father, and he will be like my son. If he does wrong, I will send somebody to punish him, the way men punish people. But I will keep on looking after him, and I will keep on teaching him, just like a father does.

2 Samuel 7:16

Your family line will stay for ever. One of them will always be the big boss.” That’s the story God told Nathan in a dream.

1 Samuel 15:23

You know, if somebody doesn’t listen to God, that person truly does wrong. If somebody prays to bad spirits, it’s just the same. If somebody is proud, God is not happy with that person. If somebody shows respect to statues made of wood and stone, that’s just the same. And you didn’t listen to God, so he turned away from you. You did wrong things, so God says, ‘You can’t be the big boss any more.’ ”

1 Samuel 15:26

But Samuel said to him, “No. I can’t go back with you. You didn’t listen to God, so he will not listen to you now. You did wrong things, so God has said, ‘You can’t be the big boss any more.’ ” (We have not yet translated 15:27-31.)

1 Samuel 16:14

Then God’s spirit left Saul and did not go back to him. God sent a bad spirit that often made Saul frightened.