I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and blows from mortals.
2 Samuel 7:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But my faithful love will never leave him as it did when I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. Common English Bible 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 But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before my face. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before my face. |
I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and blows from mortals.
Your house and kingdom will endure before me for ever, and your throne will be established for ever.” ’
Yet I will not tear the entire kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem that I chose.’
I will defend this city and rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’
Pay attention and come to me; listen, so that you will live. I will make a permanent covenant with you on the basis of the faithful kindnesses of David. ,
The dominion will be vast, and its prosperity will never end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from now on and for ever. The zeal of the Lord of Armies will accomplish this.
For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like wickedness and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.
Samuel replied to Saul, ‘I will not return with you. Because you rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.’
Samuel said to him, ‘The Lord has torn the kingship of Israel away from you today and has given it to your neighbour who is better than you.
Now the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and an evil spirit sent from the Lord began to torment him,
Saul then removed his clothes and also prophesied before Samuel; he collapsed and lay naked all that day and all that night. That is why they say, ‘Is Saul also among the prophets? ’