1 Chronicles 17:13
in 1 Chronicles 17I 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.
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ASV
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;
KJV
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:
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 17
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
My son - The minatory clause which occurs after this in Samuel is here omitted, because the writer is not about to record the sins of Solomon, or the sufferings 1 Kings 11:9-40 which he thereby brought upon himself.
This site's exposition
I will raise up thy seed after thee
on 1 Chronicles 17:11-13
The seed, the kingdom and the throne established for ever restate 2 Sam 7:12-13, and the New Testament's use of the promise, first for Solomon and beyond him at Hebrews 1:5 and Luke 1:32-33, belongs to the Samuel exposition. One clause is missing: Samuel's warning that this son, if he commit iniquity, will be chastened with the rod of men, 2 Sam 7:14, does not appear in Chronicles, and Barnes reads the cut as the Chronicler's method at work across the whole book, since Chronicles never narrates Solomon's fall into idolatry that 1 Kings 11 records. The mercy that will not depart stands here without the warning that, in Samuel, stands beside it.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
There is no doubt that Solomon was the son of David and his successor in the kingdom. And he first built the temple of God at Jerusalem, and perhaps the Jews understand him to be the subject of the prophecy. But we may fairly ask them whether the oracle applies to Solomon, which says, "And I will set up his throne for ever," and also where God swore with the affirmation of an oath by his holy one, "The throne of him that is foretold shall be as the sun and the days of heaven."
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee--My procedure in dealing with him will be different from My disposal of Saul.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-run:19w-of-33
I will not take my mercy away from him - I will not cut off his family from the throne, as I did that of his predecessor Saul.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
I shall be to him as a father, and he will be to Me as a son And in Samuel (II:14), it is written: “.. so that when he goes astray, I will chasten him with the rod of men.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 2 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֲנִי֙ | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| אֶֽהְיֶה־ | ʾehyeh- | I will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לּ֣וֹ | lo | of him | ||
| לְאָ֔ב | leav | <into> a father | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וְה֖וּא | vehu' | and he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| יִֽהְיֶה־ | yihyeh- | he will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לִּ֣י | li | of me | ||
| לְבֵ֑ן | leven | <into> a son | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וְחַסְדִּי֙ | vechasdi | and covenant loyalty my | H2617 → | 247 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| אָסִ֣יר | ʾasir | I will remove | H5493 → | 299 times |
| מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ | meimo | from with <the> him | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֲסִיר֔וֹתִי | hasiroti | I removed [it] | H5493 → | 299 times |
| מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר | measher | from [the one] who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָיָ֖ה | hayah | he was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ | lefaneikha | <to> before you | H6440 → | 2123 times |
אֲנִי֙I
ʾaniH589 →874 times
אֶֽהְיֶה־I will become
ʾehyeh-H1961 →3559 times
לּ֣וֹof him
lo
לְאָ֔ב<into> a father
leavH1 →1212 times
וְה֖וּאand he
vehu'H1931 →1879 times
יִֽהְיֶה־he will become
yihyeh-H1961 →3559 times
לִּ֣יof me
li
לְבֵ֑ן<into> a son
levenH1121 →4930 times
וְחַסְדִּי֙and covenant loyalty my
vechasdiH2617 →247 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
אָסִ֣ירI will remove
ʾasirH5493 →299 times
מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹfrom with <the> him
meimoH5973 →1050 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
הֲסִיר֔וֹתִיI removed [it]
hasirotiH5493 →299 times
מֵאֲשֶׁ֥רfrom [the one] who
measherH834 →5497 times
הָיָ֖הhe was
hayahH1961 →3559 times
לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃<to> before you
lefaneikhaH6440 →2123 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
it leads to
- Hebrews 5:5
So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Acts 13:33
He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 1:5–6
For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?
- Matthew 3:17
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
- Matthew 17:5
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
- Hebrews 5:5
Through
Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?
it leads to
- Psalms 2:7
I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
- 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 2:7
Through
2 Corinthians 6:18And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
it leads to
- John 1:12
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
- John 1:12
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Eusebius of Caesarea, PROOF OF THE GOSPEL 7.3; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.