I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands.
2 Samuel 7:15 - New International Version (Anglicised) But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away 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 shall be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands.
Your house and your kingdom shall endure for ever before me; your throne shall be established for ever.” ’
Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.’
I will maintain my love to him for ever, and my covenant with him will never fail.
but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
Lord, where is your former great love, which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
‘I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!’
Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.
Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and for ever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.’
But Samuel said to him, ‘I will not go back with you. You have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you as king over Israel!’
Samuel said to him, ‘The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbours – to one better than you.
Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.
He stripped off his garments, and he too prophesied in Samuel’s presence. He lay naked all that day and all that night. This is why people say, ‘Is Saul also among the prophets?’