I will allow Solomon’s son to continue to rule over one family group. I will do this so that my servant David will always have a descendant to rule before me in Jerusalem, the city that I chose to be my own.
1 Chronicles 17:13 - Easy To Read Version I will be his Father, and he will be my son. Saul was the king before you. And I took away my support from Saul. But I will never stop loving your son. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I will be his father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy and steadfast love away from him, as I took it from him [King Saul] who was before you. [Heb. 1:5, 6.] American Standard Version (1901) I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee; Common English Bible I will become his father and he will become my son, and I’ll never withdraw my faithful love from him as I did from the one before you. Catholic Public Domain Version I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And I will not take away my mercy from him, as I took it away from the one who was before you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee. |
I will allow Solomon’s son to continue to rule over one family group. I will do this so that my servant David will always have a descendant to rule before me in Jerusalem, the city that I chose to be my own.
instead of asking the Lord. That is why the Lord killed Saul and gave the kingdom to Jesse’s son David.
Your son will build a house for me. I will make your son’s family rule forever.
I will put him in charge of my house and kingdom forever. His rule will continue forever!’”
Show that you are loyal to God’s son. {\cf2\super [6]} \par If you don’t do this,\par he will become angry and destroy you.\par
Now I will tell you about the Lord’s agreement.\par The Lord said to me,\par “Today I become your father! {\cf2\super [4]} \par And you are my son.\par
Listen closely to the things I say.\par Listen to me so your souls will live.\par Come to me and I will make an agreement\par with you that will continue forever.\par It will be like the agreement\par that I made with David.\par I promised David that I would love him\par and be loyal to him forever.\par And you can trust that agreement.\par
He will be great (important). People will call him the Son of the Most High (God). The Lord God will make him king like his ancestor David. {\cf2\super [12]}
A voice came from the cloud. The voice said, “This is my Son. He is the One I have chosen. Obey him.”
The Father loves the Son. The Father has given the Son power over everything.
“I will be your father,\par and you will be my sons and daughters,\par says the Lord All-Powerful.”\par \i (2 Samuel 7:8,14)\i0 \par
Samuel said to Saul, “{You tore my robe. In the same way,} the Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today. The Lord has given the kingdom to one of your friends. This man is a better person than you.