But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
WEB
But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I moved out of your way.
YLT
and My kindness doth not turn aside from him, as I turned it aside from Saul, whom I turned aside from before thee,
DBT
but my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before thee.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign