1 Chronicles 17:13 — Bible Verse (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:”

1 Chronicles 17:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 17:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 17:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you;”

1 Chronicles 17:13 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 17:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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;”

1 Chronicles 17:13 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 17:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son, and My kindness I turn not aside from him as I turned it aside from him who was before thee,”

1 Chronicles 17:13 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 17:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I will be his father, and he shall be my son; and I will not take away my mercy from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;”

1 Chronicles 17:13 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 17:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I wil be his father, and he shalbe my sonne, aud I will not take my mercie away from him, as I tooke it from him that was before thee.”

1 Chronicles 17:13 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 17:13 in Context — 1 Chronicles 17

11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

13 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:

14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 17:13 Mean?

1 Chronicles 17:13 is a verse from the Book of 1 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Chronicles chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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