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1 Chronicles 17:13
God’s Covenant with David
12He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.13I 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.14But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”
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Berean Standard 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.
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;
Bible in Basic English
I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him who was before you;
Douay-Rheims 1899
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.
Free Bible Version
I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to me. I will never take away my kindness and love from him, as I did in the case of the one who ruled before you.
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.
King James (Authorized) 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:
Translation for Translators
I will be like a father to him, and it will be as though he is a son to me. I stopped loving Saul, the one who was the king before you became king, but I will never stop loving your son.
Unlocked Literal Bible
I will be a father to him, and he will be my son. I will not take my covenant faithfulness away from him, as I took it from Saul, who ruled before you.
Noah Webster 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:
World English Bible
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;
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,