Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

I 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,

New American Standard Bible

I 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 who was before you.

King James Version

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:

Holman Bible

I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. I will not take away My faithful love from him as I took it from the one who was before you.

International Standard Version

I will be a father to him and he will be a son to me. I will never remove my gracious love from him as I did from the one who preceded you.

A Conservative Version

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. And I will not take my loving kindness away from him as I took it from him who was before thee.

American Standard Version

I 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;

Amplified

I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My steadfast love and mercy away from him, as I took it from him (King Saul) who was before you.

Bible in Basic English

I 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;

Darby Translation

I 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;

Julia Smith Translation

I will be to him for father, and het shall be to me for son: and my mercy will I not remove from him as I removed from him being before thee.

King James 2000

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 you:

Lexham Expanded Bible

I myself will be a father to him, and he himself will be a son to me. And I will not remove my steadfast love from him as I took it away from whoever was before you.

Modern King James verseion

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 who was before you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I will be his father and he shall be my son, and I will not put my mercy away from him as I did from him that was before thee.

NET Bible

I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you.

New Heart English Bible

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you;

The Emphasized Bible

I, will become his father, and, he, shall become my son, - and, my lovingkindness, will I not cause to depart from him, - as I caused it to depart from him who was before thee;

Webster

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:

World English Bible

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I will be his father
H1
אב 
'ab 
Usage: 1214

and he shall be my son

Usage: 0

and I will not take
שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

from him, as I took
שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

Smith

Context Readings

Yahweh's Covenant With David

12 he doth build for Me a house, and I have established his throne unto the age; 13 I 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, 14 and I have established him in My house, and in My kingdom unto the age, and his throne is established unto the age.'

Cross References

Hebrews 1:5

For to which of the messengers said He ever, 'My Son thou art -- I to-day have begotten thee?' and again, 'I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son?'

1 Samuel 15:28

And Samuel saith unto him, 'Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee to-day, and given it to thy neighbour who is better than thou;

1 Chronicles 10:14

and he inquired not at Jehovah, and He putteth him to death, and turneth round the kingdom to David son of Jesse.

1 Chronicles 17:12

he doth build for Me a house, and I have established his throne unto the age;

Psalm 2:7

I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, 'My Son Thou art, I to-day have brought thee forth.

Psalm 2:12

Kiss the Chosen One, lest He be angry, And ye lose the way, When His anger burneth but a little, O the happiness of all trusting in Him!

Isaiah 55:3

Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David -- that are stedfast.

2 Samuel 7:14-16

I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son; whom in his dealings perversely I have even reproved with a rod of men, and with strokes of the sons of Adam,

1 Kings 11:12-13

'Only, in thy days I do it not, for the sake of David thy father; out of the hand of thy son I rend it;

1 Kings 11:36

and to his son I give one tribe, for there being a lamp to David My servant all the days before Me in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen to Myself to put My name there.

Psalm 89:26-37

He proclaimeth me: 'Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.'

Luke 1:32

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

Luke 9:35

and a voice came out of the cloud saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved; hear ye him;'

John 3:35

the Father doth love the Son, and all things hath given into his hand;

2 Corinthians 6:18

and I will be to you for a Father, and ye -- ye shall be to Me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.'

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