Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.

For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my son! Today I have fathered you"? And in another place he says, "I will be his father and he will be my son."

My son

The king says, "I will announce the Lord's decree. He said to me: 'You are my son! This very day I have become your father!

Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!"

The Father loves the Son and has placed all things under his authority.

I will not

But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

However, for your father David's sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son's hand instead.

As i took

He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

He did not seek the Lord's guidance, so the Lord killed him and transferred the kingdom to David son of Jesse.

Samuel said to him, "The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to one of your colleagues who is better than you!

General references

Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.'"

I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.'" (Selah)

"I, the Lord, affirm: 'The time will certainly come when I will fulfill my gracious promise concerning the nations of Israel and Judah.