I will be his father and he shall be my son; insomuch that if he sin, I will but rebuke him with such a rod as men be rebuked with and with such plagues as the children of men be plagued with.

He shall call me, "Thou art my father, my God, and the strength of my salvation.'

Incline your ears, and come unto me, take heed, and your soul shall live. For I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, "Thou art my son, this day begat I thee?" And again, "I will be his father, and he shall be my son."

My son

As for me, I will preach the law, whereof the LORD hath said unto me, "Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

And there came a voice out of the cloud saying, "This is my dear son, hear him."

The father loveth the son, and hath given all things into his hand.

I will not

But my mercy will I not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put down before thee.

Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it, because of David thy father: but I will take it from thy son.

As i took

He shall build me a house, and I will establish his seat forever.

and asked not of the LORD. And therefore the Lord killed him and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.

Then Samuel said, "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.

General references

And thine house and thy kingdom shall endure without end after thee, and thy seat shall be established forever.'"

Thy seed will I establish forever, and set up thy throne from one generation to another." Selah.

Behold, the time cometh, sayeth the LORD, that I will perform the good thing, which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.