1 Chronicles 17 · Verse 13

1 Chronicles 17:13

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:
1 Chronicles 17:13, King James Version

1 Chronicles 17:13 in other translations

BSBI will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.
WEBI will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you;
ASVI 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;
YLTI am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son, and My kindness I turn not aside from him as I turned it aside from him who was before thee,
DARBYI will be his father, and he shall be my son; and I will not take away my mercy from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;
BBEI will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him who was before you;
WebsterI 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:

What does 1 Chronicles 17:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee--My procedure in dealing with him will be different from My disposal of Saul. Should his misconduct call for personal chastisement, I shall spare his family. If I see it necessary to withdraw My favor and help for a time, it will be a corrective discipline only to reform and restore, not to destroy. (On this passage some have founded an argument for Solomon's repentance and return to God).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 I will not take my mercy away from him - I will not cut off his family from the throne, as I did that of his predecessor Saul.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 17:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH589
אֶֽהְיֶה\־'eh.yeh-I will becomeH1961
לּ֣וֹloof him
לְאָ֔בle.'Av<into> a fatherH1
וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
יִֽהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-he will becomeH1961
לִּ֣יliof me
לְבֵ֑ןle.Ven<into> a sonH1121
וְחַסְדִּי֙ve.chas.Diand covenant loyalty myH2617
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
אָסִ֣יר'a.SirI will removeH5493
מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹme.'i.Mofrom with <the> himH5973
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
הֲסִיר֔וֹתִיha.si.Ro.tiI removed [it]H5493
מֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.Sherfrom [the one] whoH834
הָיָ֖הha.Yahhe wasH1961
לְפָנֶֽיךָ\׃le.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 17:13

  • Hebrews 1:5

    For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

  • Psalms 2:7

    I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

  • 1 Chronicles 10:14

    And enquired not of the Lord: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.

  • 1 Samuel 15:28

    And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:18

    And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

  • 1 Chronicles 17:12

    He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

  • Psalms 2:12

    Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

  • Isaiah 55:3

    Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  • 1 Kings 11:36

    And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

  • Luke 1:32

    He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

  • Psalms 89:26-37

    He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. …

  • 2 Samuel 7:14-16

    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: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will be.
2Sa 7:14; Ps 89:26-28,29-37; Isa 55:3; Heb 1:5
my son.
Ps 2:7,12; Lu 9:35; Joh 3:35
I will not.
2Sa 7:15,16; 1Ki 11:12,13,36
as I took.
12; 10:14; 1Sa 15:28

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 17:12

    He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

  • 1 Chronicles 17:13

    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:

  • 1 Chronicles 17:14

    But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

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1 Chronicles 17:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo le seré por padre, y él me será por hijo: y no quitaré de él mi misericordia, como la quité de aquel que fué antes de ti;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Moi, je lui serai pour père, et lui me sera pour fils; et je ne retirerai pas d’avec lui ma bonté, comme je l’ai retirée de celui qui a été avant toi;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich will ihm Vater sein, und er soll mir Sohn sein; und ich will meine Güte nicht von ihm weichen lassen, wie ich sie von dem weichen ließ, der vor dir war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego ero ei in patrem, et ipse erit mihi in filium: et misericordiam meam non auferam ab eo, sicut abstuli ab eo qui ante te fuit.