2 Samuel 7:15
in 2 Samuel 7But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.
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ASV
but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
KJV
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 7
Commentary
12 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
My mercy shall not depart ... - Hence, Isaiah’s saying, the sure mercies of David Isa 55:3, i. e. unfailing, lasting mercies: mercies which are like streams of water that never dry up Isa 33:16; Jer 15:18. This is explained in 2Sa 7:16, where the word established is the same word as is rendered sure in Isaiah.
This site's exposition
I will be his Father, and he will be My son
on 2 Samuel 7:14-15
The father-son language binds the throne to a relationship rather than a bare contract. Hebrews 1:5 quotes this verse of Christ directly, the sinless son the human throne could only foreshadow. The mercy that will not depart, unlike Saul's, is the difference the chapter is built to mark.
This site's exposition
My loving devotion will never be removed from him
Loving devotion translates hesed, the covenant love of the LORD. Albert Barnes ties the line to Isaiah 55:3, the loving devotion promised to David, a mercy that never fails. John Wesley reads the removal from Saul as the loss of his line, and Saul himself kept the throne for life.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
Again, listen concerning the title Son of God, by which we have called him. They [the Jews] say that "though God has no son, you make that crucified Jesus, the firstborn son of God." Yet he called Israel "my firstborn" when he sent to Pharaoh through Moses and said to him, "Israel is my firstborn; I have said to you, let my son go to serve me, and if you are not willing to let (him) go, lo! I will slay your son, your firstborn." And also through the prophet he testified concerning this and reproved them and said to the people, "Out of Egypt have I called my son. As I called them, so they went and worshiped Baal and offered incense to the graven images." And Isaiah said concerning them, "Children have I reared and brought up, and they have rebelled against me." And again it is written, "You are the children of the Lord your God." And about Solomon he said, "He shall be a son to me, and I will be a Father to him." So also we call the Christ "the Son of God" because through him we have gained the knowledge of God; even as he called Israel my firstborn son and as he said concerning Solomon, "He shall be a son to me."
So that you ought rather to desist from the love of strife, and repent before the great day of judgment come, wherein all those of your tribes who have pierced this Christ shall mourn as I have shown has been declared by the Scriptures.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
My mercy - That is, Or, my kindness, that is, the kingdom which I have mercifully promised to thee and thine. From Saul - In regard of his posterity, for the kingdom was continued to his person during life.
This is that covenant of royalty celebrated ( Ps. lxxxix. 3 , &c.) as typical of the covenant of redemption and grace. Others of them relate to Christ, who is often called David and the Son of David, that Son of David to whom these promises pointed and in whom they had their full accomplishment.
The promise here speaks as unto sons. [1.] That his Father would correct him when there was occasion; for what son is he whom the Father chasteneth not? Afflictions are an article of the covenant, and are not only consistent with, but flow from, God's fatherly love. " If he commit iniquity, as it proved he did ( 1 Kings xi.
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4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
But my mercy shall not depart away from him,....
A very humble prayer which David offered up to God in return to that gracious message, thankfully accepting God's promises to him, and earnestly praying for the performance of them,
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan--The command was given to the prophet on the night immediately following; that is, before David could either take any measures or incur any expenses.
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But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul - His house shall be a lasting house, and he shall die in the throne of Israel, his children succeeding him; and the spiritual seed, Christ, possessing and ruling in that throne to the end of time. The family of Saul became totally extinct; the family of David remained till the incarnation. Joseph and Mary were both of that family; Jesus was the only heir to the kingdom of Israel; he did not choose to sit on the secular throne, he ascended the spiritual throne, and now he is exalted to the right hand of God, a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance and remission of sins. See the observations at the end of the chapter, 2Sa 7:25 (note). Many have applied these verses and their parallels to support the doctrine of unconditional final perseverance; but with it the text has nothing to do; and were we to press it, because of the antitype, Solomon, the doctrine would most evidently be ruined, for there is neither proof nor evidence of Solomon’s salvation.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
With the rod of men. This refers to Haddad and Rozon, the son of Elyodoh. 9 Both were enemies of Shlomo, they are mentioned in Kings I,:14 and 23 respectively.
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. 4 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
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְחַסְדִּ֖י | vechasdi | and covenant loyalty my | H2617 → | 247 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יָס֣וּר | yasur | it will depart | H5493 → | 299 times |
| מִמֶּ֑נּוּ | mimenu | from him | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֲסִרֹ֙תִי֙ | hasiroti | I removed [it] | H5493 → | 299 times |
| מֵעִ֣ם | meim | from with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| שָׁא֔וּל | shaul | Saul | H7586 → | 402 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֲסִרֹ֖תִי | hasiroti | I removed | H5493 → | 299 times |
| מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃ | milefaneikha | from to before you | H6440 → | 2123 times |
וְחַסְדִּ֖יand covenant loyalty my
vechasdiH2617 →247 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יָס֣וּרit will depart
yasurH5493 →299 times
מִמֶּ֑נּוּfrom him
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
הֲסִרֹ֙תִי֙I removed [it]
hasirotiH5493 →299 times
מֵעִ֣םfrom with
meimH5973 →1050 times
שָׁא֔וּלSaul
shaulH7586 →402 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הֲסִרֹ֖תִיI removed
hasirotiH5493 →299 times
מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃from to before you
milefaneikhaH6440 →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
Isaiah 9:7Of 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…
it leads to
- Luke 1:32–33
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,
- Daniel 2:44
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms…
- Daniel 7:14
And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is…
- Psalms 45:4–6
In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
- 2 Samuel 7:16
Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
- Luke 1:32–33
Through
1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 28:16
Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
- Jeremiah 28:16
Through
1 Samuel 16:14After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.
it leads to
- Psalms 51:11
Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
- 1 Samuel 18:12
So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
- Psalms 51:11
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Aphrahat the Persian Sage, DEMONSTRATION 17.4; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter CXVIII; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Books of Samuel and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.