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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But my favor will not be taken from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from your sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took <i>it</i> from Saul, whom I put away before thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took <i>it</i> from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />but My favor shall not depart from him, as I took <i>it</i> away from Saul, whom I removed from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took <i>it</i> away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />but My lovingkindness shall not be removed from him, as I removed <i>it</i> from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But My lovingkindness <i>and</i> mercy will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But my faithful love will never leave him as it did when I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But My faithful love will never leave him as I removed it from Saul; I removed him from your way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But I will never put an end to my agreement with him, as I put an end to my agreement with Saul, who was king before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but my mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But I will never stop showing him my love as I did to Saul, whom I took out of your way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But I will not withdraw my support from him as I did from Saul, whom I removed so that you could be king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But I'll never remove my gracious love from him as I did from Saul, whom I removed from your presence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but my loving kindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But my mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and My kindness does not turn aside from him, as I turned it aside from Saul, whom I turned aside from before you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and My kindness doth not turn aside from him, as I turned it aside from Saul, whom I turned aside from before thee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And my mercy I will not remove from him as I removed from Saul whom I removed from thy face.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before my face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />but I will not withdraw my favor from him as I withdrew it from Saul who was before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But my mercy I will not take from him, as I took it from Saul who was king before you, and whom I put away from before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And my mercy I shall not take from him, as that which I took from Shaul, who was before you, and I removed him from my presence<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />but My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But my mercy I will not take from him, as I took it from those whom I removed from my presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/7-15.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=1826" 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>…<span class="reftext">14</span>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="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: wə·ḥas·dî (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">But My loving devotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: yā·sūr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">be removed from him</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: hă·si·rō·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">I removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">it from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: mê·‘im (Prep-m) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: šā·’ūl (N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">Saul,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: hă·si·rō·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">I moved out of</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mil·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">your way.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <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="/psalms/89-33.htm">Psalm 89:33-34</a></span><br />But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness. / I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.<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="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-20.htm">Jeremiah 33:20-21</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time, / then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-28.htm">Psalm 89:28-29</a></span><br />I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. / I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-13.htm">1 Kings 11:13</a></span><br />Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-34.htm">1 Kings 11:34-36</a></span><br />Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes. / But I will take ten tribes of the kingdom from the hand of his son and give them to you. / I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4-5</a></span><br />Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong. / For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.<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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-7.htm">1 Chronicles 28:7</a></span><br />I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-29.htm">Romans 11:29</a></span><br />For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5</a></span><br />Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-34.htm">Acts 13:34</a></span><br />In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.</p><p class="hdg">but my</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14,16</a></b></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: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/19-24.htm">1 Samuel 19:24</a></b></br> And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, <i>Is</i> Saul also among the prophets?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-28.htm">Psalm 89:28,34</a></b></br> My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him… </p><p class="hdg">as I took</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23,28</a></b></br> For rebellion <i>is as</i> the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness <i>is as</i> iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from <i>being</i> king… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14</a></b></br> But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-13.htm">1 Kings 11:13,34-36</a></b></br> Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; <i>but</i> will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/30-22.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-8.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-6.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-15.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-23.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-6.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-23.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-10.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/11-12.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-1.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-51.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-22.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-12.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-1.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-20.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-10.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-8.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">Nathan, first approving the purpose of David to build God a house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-4.htm">After by the word of God forbids him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">God promises him benefits and blessings in his seed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">David's prayer and thanksgiving</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But My loving devotion</b><br>This phrase refers to God's steadfast love and covenant faithfulness, often translated as "chesed" in Hebrew. It signifies a deep, enduring commitment that God has towards His people, particularly in the context of His covenant with David. This loving devotion is a central theme throughout the Old Testament, highlighting God's unwavering loyalty and mercy.<p><b>will never be removed from him</b><br>This promise indicates the permanence of God's covenant with David and his descendants. Unlike Saul, whose kingship was conditional and ultimately rejected due to disobedience, David's line is assured of God's enduring favor. This assurance is foundational to the Davidic Covenant, which is pivotal in the biblical narrative, pointing towards the eternal kingdom established through Jesus Christ, a descendant of David.<p><b>as I removed it from Saul</b><br>Saul, the first king of Israel, was chosen by God but later rejected due to his disobedience and failure to follow God's commands (<a href="/1_samuel/15-26.htm">1 Samuel 15:26</a>). This contrast between Saul and David underscores the importance of obedience and faithfulness to God. Saul's removal serves as a historical lesson on the consequences of turning away from God's will.<p><b>whom I removed from before you</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's active role in the transition of kingship from Saul to David. It highlights God's sovereignty in establishing and removing leaders according to His divine plan. The removal of Saul paved the way for David's anointed kingship, which was part of God's redemptive history leading to the establishment of an everlasting kingdom through Jesus Christ, fulfilling the messianic prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, chosen by God to lead His people and establish a lasting dynasty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, whose disobedience led to God removing His favor from him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nathan_the_prophet.htm">Nathan the Prophet</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered God's covenant promise to David.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where David established his kingdom and where God made His covenant with David.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_davidic_covenant.htm">The Davidic Covenant</a></b><br>The promise God made to David, ensuring that his lineage would endure forever.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unfailing_love.htm">God's Unfailing Love</a></b><br>God's promise to David highlights His steadfast love and faithfulness. Unlike Saul, David's line would not be abandoned, demonstrating God's commitment to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Saul's removal as king serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of disobedience. In contrast, David's heart for God secured his dynasty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_messianic_promise.htm">The Messianic Promise</a></b><br>The Davidic Covenant points forward to Jesus Christ, the ultimate fulfillment of God's promise to establish an eternal kingdom through David's line.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a></b><br>God's choice of David over Saul underscores His sovereign will in appointing leaders according to His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_god's_promises.htm">Assurance of God's Promises</a></b><br>Believers can find comfort in the assurance that God's promises are reliable and enduring, as demonstrated in His covenant with David.<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/how_does_prayer_work.htm">Why do you hypocritically ignore justice, mercy, and faithfulness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_sacred_heart_of_jesus.htm">What is the Sacred Heart of Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_of_god's_unchanging_love.htm">Where is the evidence of God’s unchanging love, as questioned in Psalm 89:49, considering the apparent abandonment of David’s dynasty and Israel’s subsequent struggles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_reject_some_sacrifices.htm">Proverbs 15:8: Why does a just and loving God reject certain sacrifices yet accept others if He's truly impartial?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">As I took it from Saul.</span>--He and his house were utterly and permanently set aside; David's descendants will be punished for their sins, yet shall never be forgotten, and shall, ultimately issue in one who shall conquer sin and death for ever.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 15, 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Before thee.</span> This does not refer to time, but means "in thy presence," or "before thy face," that is, "as thou hast thyself been witness." There is a strong contrast between the fate of Saul's house and this eternal endurance promised to that of David. The lineage of Saul might have made a new start in Jonathan, and even when he died at Gilboa, he left a son behind him. Still, no one ever locked upon Mephibosheth as having any title to the throne; and though Shimei (<a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">2 Samuel 16:5</a>) may have conceived the hope that, if David were overthrown, the kingdom might return to Saul's family, yet, as a matter of fact, among the many vicissitudes of the ten tribes, the attempt never was made to search for a descendant of Saul to be Israel's king. Saul's was a royalty for one generation; David's throne was to be established forever. Not because David was sinless. His character is sullied by crimes of the darkest hue. But he never sank into a mere tyrant, such as Saul was towards David and towards the priests at Nob. Nor did David ever become an irreligious man (<a href="/1_samuel/22-18.htm">1 Samuel 22:18, 19</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/28-15.htm">1 Samuel 28:15</a>), though there is in him a strange and painful mixture of great good and great evil. The salt that preserves his character is his genuine sincerity and earnestness both towards God and man; and these qualities make him not unworthy of the high place he holds among God s people. Still, the premise was not because of David's deserts, but because from him was to come the Christ, who is blessed. forevermore. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/7-15.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">But My loving devotion</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחַסְדִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥas·dî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">depart from him</span><br /><span class="heb">יָס֣וּר</span> <span class="translit">(yā·sūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | 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">I removed</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲסִרֹ֙תִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(hă·si·rō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֑נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Saul,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁא֔וּל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·’ūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</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">I moved out of</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲסִרֹ֖תִי</span> <span class="translit">(hă·si·rō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your way.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/7-15.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 7:15 But my loving kindness shall not depart (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 7:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 7:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7:16" /></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>