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1 Chronicles 17:13 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 17 · verse 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 context
11And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
12He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
13I 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:
14But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
15According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- mercychêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- takeçûwrto turn offH5493 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Let us observe here, I. How desirous and solicitous good people should be to serve the interests of God's kingdom in the world, to the utmost of their capacity. David could not be easy in a house of cedar while the ark was lodged within curtains, Ch1 17:1. The concerns of the public should always be near our hearts.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-15