2 Samuel 7 · Verse 15

2 Samuel 7:15

But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
2 Samuel 7:15, King James Version

2 Samuel 7:15 in other translations

BSBBut My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.
WEBbut my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.
ASVbut my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
YLTand My kindness doth not turn aside from him, as I turned it aside from Saul, whom I turned aside from before thee,
DARBYbut my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before thee.
BBEBut my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
WebsterBut my mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

What does 2 Samuel 7:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 7:4-17

4-17. it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan--The command was given to the prophet on the night immediately following; that is, before David could either take any measures or incur any expenses.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul - His house shall be a lasting house, and he shall die in the throne of Israel, his children succeeding him; and the spiritual seed, Christ, possessing and ruling in that throne to the end of time. The family of Saul became totally extinct; the family of David remained till the incarnation. Joseph and Mary were both of that family; Jesus was the only heir to the kingdom of Israel; he did not choose to sit on the secular throne, he ascended the spiritual throne, and now he is exalted to the right hand of God, a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance and remission of sins. See the observations at the end of the chapter, 2Sam 7:25 (note). Many have applied these verses and their parallels to support the doctrine of unconditional final perseverance; but with it the text has nothing to do; and were we to press it, because of the antitype, Solomon, the doctrine would most evidently be ruined, for there is neither proof nor evidence of Solomon's salvation.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:4-17

Blessings are promised to the family and posterity of David. These promises relate to Solomon, David's immediate successor, and the royal line of Judah. But they also relate to Christ, who is often called David and the Son of David. To him God gave all power in heaven and earth, with authority to execute judgment. He was to build the gospel temple, a house for God's name; the spiritual temple of true believers, to…

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2 Samuel 7:15 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.

וְחַסְדִּ֖יve.chas.Diand covenant loyalty myH2617
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יָס֣וּרya.Surit will departH5493
מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nufrom himH4480
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
הֲסִרֹ֙תִי֙ha.si.Ro.tiI removed [it]H5493
מֵעִ֣םme.'Imfrom withH5973
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834
הֲסִרֹ֖תִיha.si.Ro.tiI removedH5493
מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ\׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khafrom to before youH6440

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 7:15

  • 1 Samuel 15:23

    For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 89:28

    My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

  • Isaiah 9:7

    Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  • 1 Kings 11:13

    Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.

  • 1 Samuel 16:14

    But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

  • 2 Samuel 7:14

    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:

  • Acts 13:34-37

    And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

  • Isaiah 37:35

    For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

  • Psalms 89:34

    My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

  • 2 Samuel 7:16

    And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  • 1 Samuel 19:24

    And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But my.
14,16; 1Sa 19:24; Ps 89:28,34; Isa 55:3; Ac 13:34-37
as I took.
1Sa 15:23,28; 16:14; 1Ki 11:13,34-36; Isa 9:7; 37:35

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 7:14

    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:

  • 2 Samuel 7:15

    But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

  • 2 Samuel 7:16

    And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

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2 Samuel 7:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Empero mi misericordia no se apartará de él, como la aparté de Saúl, al cual quité de delante de ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		mais ma bonté ne se retirera point de lui, comme je l’ai retirée d’avec Saül que j’ai ôté de devant toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		aber meine Güte soll nicht von ihm weichen, wie ich sie von Saul weichen ließ, den ich vor dir weggetan habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Misericordiam autem meam non auferam ab eo, sicut abstuli a Saul, quem amovi a facie mea.