1 Chronicles 17:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor.

New Living Translation
I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my favor from him as I took it from the one who ruled before you.

English Standard Version
I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from him who was before you,

Berean Study Bible
I 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.

New American Standard Bible
I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My favor away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.

NASB 1995
"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 who was before you.

NASB 1977
“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 who was before you.

Amplified Bible
I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My steadfast love and mercy away from him, as I took it from him (King Saul) who was before you.

Christian Standard Bible
I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not remove my faithful love from him as I removed it from the one who was before you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. I will not take away My faithful love from him as I took it from the one who was before you.

Contemporary English Version
I will be like a father to him, and he will be like a son to me. I will never put an end to my agreement with him, as I put an end to my agreement with Saul, who was king before you.

Good News Translation
I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not withdraw my support from him as I did from Saul, whom I removed so that you could be king.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will be his Father, and he will be my Son. And I will never stop showing him my love as I did to your predecessor.

International Standard Version
I will be a father to him and he will be a son to me. I will never remove my gracious love from him as I did from the one who preceded you.

NET Bible
I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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:

New King James Version
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 who was before you.

King James 2000 Bible
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 you:

New Heart English Bible
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you;

World English Bible
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you;

American King James Version
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 you:

American Standard Version
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;

A Faithful Version
I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. And I will not take My steadfast love away from him as I took it from him who was before you.

Darby Bible Translation
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;

English Revised Version
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:

Webster's Bible Translation
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:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
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.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
I wilbe his father, and he shalbe my sonne, and I will not take my mercie away from him, as I toke it from hym that was before thee.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
I wyl be his father, and he shal be my sonne. And I wyl not withdrawe my mercy from him, as I haue withdrawen it fro him that was before the:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son, and I do not turn aside My kindness from him as I turned it aside from him who was before you,

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Smith's Literal Translation
I will be to him for father, and he shall be to me for son: and my mercy will I not remove from him as I removed from him being before thee.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And I will not take away my mercy from him, as I took it away from the one who was before you.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I shall be to him for a father, and he shall be to me for a son, and my graces will not pass away from his presence, as that which I removed from Shaul who was before you.

Lamsa Bible
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 Saul, who was before you.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and my mercy will I not withdraw from him, as I withdrew it from them that were before thee.
















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