Verse 13
1 Chronicles 17:13
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
13
I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֲנִי֙ אֶֽהְיֶה לּ֣/וֹ לְ/אָ֔ב וְ/ה֖וּא יִֽהְיֶה לִּ֣/י לְ/בֵ֑ן וְ/חַסְדִּ/י֙ לֹא אָסִ֣יר מֵֽ/עִמּ֔/וֹ כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֲסִיר֔וֹתִי מֵ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה לְ/פָנֶֽי/ךָ
English Translation
I will be to him a father, and he will be to me a son, and my kindness I will not take away from him, as I took it away from him who was before you.
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Chapter 17 Context
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Now when David was dwelling in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet: Behold I dwell in a house o...
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And Nathan said to David: Do all that is in thy heart: for God (Elohim) is with thee.
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Now that night the word of God (Elohim) came to Nathan, saying:
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Go, and speak to David my servant: Thus saith the Lord: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in.
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For I have not remained in a house from the time that I brought up Israel, to this day: but I have b...
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Abiding with all Israel. Did I ever speak to any one, of all the judges of Israel, whom I charged to...
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Now therefore thus shalt thou say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I took thee fro...
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And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone: and have slain all thy enemies before thee,...
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And I have given a place to my people Israel: they shall be planted, and shall dwell therein, and sh...
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Since the days that I gave judges to my people Israel, and have humbled all thy enemies. And I decla...
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And when thou shalt have ended thy days to go to thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, w...
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He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
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I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and I will not take my mercy away from him,...
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But I will settle him in my house, and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be most firm for...
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According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.
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And king David came and sat before the Lord, and said: Who am I, O Lord God (Elohim), and what is my...
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17
But even this hath seemed little in thy sight, and therefore thou hast also spoken concerning the ho...
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What can David add more, seeing thou hast thus glorified thy servant, and known him?
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O Lord, for thy servant's sake, according to thy own heart, thou hast shewn all this magnificence, a...
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O Lord there is none like thee: and there is no other God (Elohim) beside thee, of all whom we have...
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For what other nation is there upon earth like thy people Israel, whom God (Elohim) went to deliver,...
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And thou hast made thy people Israel to be thy own people for ever, and thou, O Lord, art become the...
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Now therefore, O Lord, let the word which thou hast spoken to thy servant, and concerning his house,...
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And let thy name remain and be magnified for ever: and let it be said: The Lord of hosts is God (Elo...
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For thou, O Lord my God (Elohim), hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build him...
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And now O Lord, thou art God (Elohim): and thou hast promised to thy servant such great benefits.
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And thou hast begun to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be always before thee: for seeing...
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