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2 Samuel 7:14 I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

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When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will correct and discipline him with the rod, like any father would do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and with strokes of sons of mankind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />&#8220;I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will reprove him with the rod of men and the strikes from the sons of men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. When he commits iniquity (wrongdoing), I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the strokes of the sons of man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and blows from mortals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a human rod and with blows from others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I'll see that he is corrected, just as children are corrected by their parents. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be my Son. If he sins, I will punish him with a rod and with blows inflicted by people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him as a father punishes his son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will be a father to him, and he will be to me a son who, when he commits iniquity, I will discipline with the rod wielded by armies and with wounds inflicted by human beings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with a human rod, and with the stripes from human beings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he shall commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son; whom in his dealing perversely I have even reproved with a rod of men, and with strokes of the sons of Adam,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will be to him for father, and he shall be to me for son; who in his sinning I struck him with the rod of men, and with the blows of the sons of men.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and if he commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And if he will commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and with the wounds of the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. If he does wrong, I will reprove him with a human rod and with human punishments;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. When he commits iniquity, I will punish him with a rod such as mortals use, with blows inflicted by human beings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will be like a father to him and he shall be like a son to me. If he commit folly, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall be to him for a father and he will be to me for a son, and in an offense I shall rebuke him with the rod of a man and with the scourging of the sons of men<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son; if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. And when he happens to transgress, then will I chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/7-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=1815" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/7.htm">God's Covenant with David</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">13</span>He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;n&#238; (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: &#8217;eh&#183;yeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/l&#333;w (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">his</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: l&#601;&#183;&#8217;&#257;&#7687; (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">Father,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: w&#601;&#183;h&#363; (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and he</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih&#183;yeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/l&#238; (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">My</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: l&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#234;n (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son.</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/5753.htm" title="5753: b&#601;&#183;ha&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;w&#333;&#183;&#7791;&#333;w (Prep-b:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3ms) -- To bend, twist. A primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively.">he does wrong,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: w&#601;&#183;h&#333;&#183;&#7733;a&#7717;&#183;t&#238;w (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">I will discipline him</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: b&#601;&#183;&#353;&#234;&#183;&#7687;e&#7789; (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">with the rod</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;n&#257;&#183;&#353;&#238;m (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">of men</a> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm" title="5061: &#363;&#183;&#7687;&#601;&#183;ni&#7713;&#183;&#8216;&#234; (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- A stroke, plague, mark. From naga'; a blow; also a spot.">and with the blows</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: b&#601;&#183;n&#234; (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: &#8217;&#257;&#183;&#7695;&#257;m (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of men.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-5.htm">Hebrews 1:5</a></span><br />For to which of the angels did God ever say: &#8220;You are My Son; today I have become Your Father&#8221;? Or again: &#8220;I will be His Father, and He will be My Son&#8221;?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-26.htm">Psalm 89:26-27</a></span><br />He will call to Me, &#8216;You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.&#8217; / I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-13.htm">1 Chronicles 17:13</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7</a></span><br />I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: &#8220;You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a></span><br />And a voice from heaven said, &#8220;This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-10.htm">1 Chronicles 22:10</a></span><br />He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a></span><br />He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Psalm 89:30-32</a></span><br />If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, / if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, / I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-33.htm">Acts 13:33</a></span><br />He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: &#8216;You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-6.htm">1 Chronicles 28:6</a></span><br />And He said to me, &#8216;Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-4.htm">Romans 1:4</a></span><br />and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a></span><br />For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-7.htm">Revelation 21:7</a></span><br />The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a></span><br />While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, &#8220;This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!&#8221;</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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:</p><p class="hdg">I will be</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/17-13.htm">1 Chronicles 17:13</a></b></br> I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took <i>it</i> from <i>him</i> that was before thee:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/28-6.htm">1 Chronicles 28:6</a></b></br> And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him <i>to be</i> my son, and I will be his father.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-20.htm">Psalm 89:20-37</a></b></br> I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: &#8230; </p><p class="hdg">If he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Psalm 89:30-35</a></b></br> If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; &#8230; </p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Deuteronomy 8:5</a></b></br> Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, <i>so</i> the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17</a></b></br> Behold, happy <i>is</i> the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Psalm 94:12,13</a></b></br> Blessed <i>is</i> the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; 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It reflects the Davidic Covenant, where God promises David that his lineage will endure forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). This father-son relationship is not only a personal bond but also a royal ideology in the ancient Near East, where kings were often seen as sons of gods. Theologically, this foreshadows the relationship between God the Father and Jesus Christ, the ultimate fulfillment of the Davidic line, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/1-5.htm">Hebrews 1:5</a>, which quotes this verse to affirm Christ's divine sonship.<p><b>When he does wrong,</b><br>This acknowledges the human nature and fallibility of David's descendants, including Solomon. Despite the divine promise, the kings of Israel and Judah often strayed from God's commandments, leading to consequences. This phrase highlights the conditional aspect of the covenant, where obedience brings blessings, and disobedience brings discipline. It reflects the Deuteronomic principle found throughout the Old Testament, where Israel's prosperity is tied to their faithfulness to God (Deuteronomy 28).<p><b>I will discipline him with the rod of men</b><br>The "rod of men" suggests that God will use human agents or circumstances to correct the king. This can be seen in the historical context of Israel's monarchy, where foreign nations often served as instruments of God's discipline. For example, Solomon's later years were marked by political adversaries and internal strife (<a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm">1 Kings 11:14-25</a>). This discipline is a form of divine love and correction, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a>, where God disciplines those He loves.<p><b>and with the blows of the sons of men.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the tangible and sometimes harsh nature of God's discipline through human means. The "blows of the sons of men" can refer to military defeats, political turmoil, or personal hardships faced by the king. Historically, the divided kingdom and subsequent exiles of Israel and Judah serve as examples of such discipline. This also points to the suffering of Christ, who, though sinless, bore the blows of men for the sake of humanity's redemption (<a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel to whom God made a covenant, promising that his lineage would endure forever.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nathan.htm">Nathan</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered God's message to David regarding the establishment of his dynasty.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>David's son, who would build the temple and be the immediate recipient of this promise.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine speaker in this passage, establishing a covenantal relationship with David's descendants.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation over which David reigned and to whom the promises of a lasting dynasty were significant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_covenant.htm">Understanding God's Covenant</a></b><br>Recognize the significance of God's promise to David and how it points to the eternal kingship of Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_discipline.htm">Divine Discipline</a></b><br>Reflect on the purpose of God's discipline, which is to correct and guide rather than to punish out of anger.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sonship_and_relationship.htm">Sonship and Relationship</a></b><br>Consider the intimate relationship God desires with His people, as illustrated by the father-son dynamic.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_in_christ.htm">Fulfillment in Christ</a></b><br>See how Old Testament promises find their ultimate fulfillment in Jesus, who is the perfect Son and King.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_of_god.htm">Faithfulness of God</a></b><br>Trust in God's faithfulness to His promises, as demonstrated through His covenant with David and its fulfillment in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_davidic_covenant_promises.htm">What promises define the Davidic Covenant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_celebrate_christmas.htm">What is the reason for celebrating Christmas?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'you_are_my_son'_signify.htm">What does "You are my Son" signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God&#8217;s covenant with David? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">If he commit iniquity.</span>--The promise has plainly in view a human successor or successors of David upon his throne; and yet it also promises the establishment of David's kingdom FOREVER by an emphatic threefold repetition (<a href="/2_samuel/7-13.htm" title="He shall build an house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.">2Samuel 7:13</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm" title="And your house and your kingdom shall be established for ever before you: your throne shall be established for ever.">2Samuel 7:16</a>), which can only be fulfilled, and has always been understood as to be fulfilled, in the Messiah. There is a similar promise of a prophet, human and yet more than human, in <a href="/context/deuteronomy/18-15.htm" title="The LORD your God will raise up to you a Prophet from the middle of you, of your brothers, like to me; to him you shall listen;">Deuteronomy 18:15-22</a>, and the explanation in both cases is the same. The Divine word looks forward to a long succession of human prophets or heads of the theocracy who should for the time being, and as far as might be, fill the place of the true Prophet and King, all culminating at last in Him who should fully make known the Father's will and reign over His people, of "whose kingdom there shall be no end." (<a href="/context/luke/1-32.htm" title="He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give to him the throne of his father David:">Luke 1:32-33</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will be his Father, and he shall be my son.</span> Between father and son there is not only love, but oneness. Whatsoever the father hath, that belongs also to the son by natural right. But this sonship is magnified in the Psalms beyond the measure of Solomon or any natural limits. The Son there is "the Firstborn," which Solomon was not, "higher than the kings of the earth" (<a href="/psalms/89-27.htm">Psalm 89:27</a>); and he must have "the nations for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession" (<a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Psalm 2:8</a>). Psalms like the second and seventy-second belong, not to Solomon personally, but to him as the type of the prince of Peace; and they help to show us what is the true meaning and fulfilment of the words here. <span class="cmt_word">The rod of men;</span> that is, such punishment as men fitly receive for their faults. David's natural posterity was to be exempt neither from human depravity, nor from punishment, nor from the changes and chances of mortal life. With them, as with men generally, there would be a tangled skein, of virtue and sin, of folly and wisdom, of terrible fall and penitent recovery. But there was to be no blotting out of David's lineage. Great earthly houses, in the long course of events, one after another become extinct, and even the tabernacle of David was to fall (<a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Amos 9:11</a>), but not forever. God would "raise up its ruins' in Christ, and "build it as in the days of old." So in <a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a> there is the same thought of the complete down-hewing of David's earthly lineage, yet only to rise again to nobler life and vigour, in the Branch, or Sucker, that was to spring from the fallen trunk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/7-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1458;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#774;&#183;n&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1462;&#1492;&#1456;&#1497;&#1462;&#1492;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;eh&#183;yeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1468;&#1443;&#1493;&#1465;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#333;w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">Father,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1456;&#1488;&#1464;&#1428;&#1489;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#601;&#183;&#8217;&#257;&#7687;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1430;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;h&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1460;&#1492;&#1456;&#1497;&#1462;&#1492;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(yih&#183;yeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1468;&#1460;&#1443;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition &#124; first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">son.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1456;&#1489;&#1461;&#1425;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#234;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">When</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1512;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he does wrong,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1492;&#1463;&#1443;&#1506;&#1458;&#1493;&#1466;&#1514;&#1428;&#1493;&#1465;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#601;&#183;ha&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;w&#333;&#183;&#7791;&#333;w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b &#124; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5753.htm">Strong's 5753: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend, twist</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will discipline him</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1465;&#1469;&#1499;&#1463;&#1495;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1493;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;h&#333;&#183;&#7733;a&#7717;&#183;t&#238;w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the rod</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1461;&#1443;&#1489;&#1462;&#1496;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#601;&#183;&#353;&#234;&#183;&#7687;e&#7789;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b &#124; Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of men</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1458;&#1504;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1428;&#1497;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#774;&#183;n&#257;&#183;&#353;&#238;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and with the blows</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1456;&#1504;&#1460;&#1490;&#1456;&#1506;&#1461;&#1430;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(&#363;&#183;&#7687;&#601;&#183;ni&#7713;&#183;&#8216;&#234;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b &#124; Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5061.htm">Strong's 5061: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mark -- a blow, a spot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1504;&#1461;&#1445;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#601;&#183;n&#234;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of men.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1464;&#1491;&#1464;&#1469;&#1501;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#257;&#183;&#7695;&#257;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 7:14 I will be his father and he (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/7-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 7:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/7-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 7:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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