¹²^gHe shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. ¹³^hI will be his Father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, ⁱas I took it from him who was before you.

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Cross references

g 1 Kin. 6:38; 2 Chr. 6:2; [Ps. 89:20–37]
h 2 Sam. 7:14, 15; Matt. 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22; 2 Cor. 6:18; Heb. 1:5
i[1 Sam. 15:23–28]; 1 Chr. 10:14

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. 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,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for me. And I will secure his throne forever. 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He himself will build for me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. I myself will be a father to him, and he himself will be a son to me. And I will not remove my steadfast love from him as I took it away from whoever was before you.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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