So I will take the kingdom away from Solomon’s family. But I will let Solomon be their ruler for the rest of his life. I will do this for my servant David. I chose David because he obeyed all my commands and laws.
2 Samuel 7:14 - Easy To Read Version I will be his father, and he will be my son. [51] When he sins, I will use other people to punish him. They will be my whips. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. When he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men. American Standard Version (1901) I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men; Common English Bible I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to me. Whenever he does wrong, I will discipline him with a human rod, with blows from human beings. Catholic Public Domain Version I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And if he will commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and with the wounds of the sons of men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I will be to him a father: and he shall be to me a son. And if he commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men. |
So I will take the kingdom away from Solomon’s family. But I will let Solomon be their ruler for the rest of his life. I will do this for my servant David. I chose David because he obeyed all my commands and laws.
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.
Solomon will build a temple for my name. Solomon will be my son, and I will be his Father. And I will make Solomon’s kingdom strong. And someone from his family will rule Israel forever!’”
The Lord said to me, ‘David, your son Solomon will build my temple {\cf2\super [301]} and the area around it. Why? Because I have chosen Solomon to be my son, and I will be his father. {\cf2\super [302]}
“A person is fortunate\par when God corrects him!\par So don’t complain when\par God All-Powerful punishes 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
People of Israel and Judah, I am with you.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “And I will save you.\par I sent you to those nations.\par But I will completely destroy\par all those nations.\par It is true, I will destroy those nations,\par but I will not destroy you.\par You must be punished\par for the bad things you did.\par But I will discipline you fairly.”\par
And a voice spoke from heaven. The voice said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”
Never do anything that might make other people do wrong—Jews, Greeks (non-Jews), or God’s church.
“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
You must remember that the Lord your God did all those things for you. God was like a father teaching and correcting his son.
Any person that wins the victory will receive all this. And I will be his God, and he will be my son.
“I correct and punish those people that I love. So start trying hard! Change your hearts and lives!