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2 Samuel 7:14

7:13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

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I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

7:15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

What does 2 Samuel 7:14 mean?

2 Samuel 7:14 is a verse in the book of 2 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָב (ʼâb), בֵּן (bên), עָוָה (ʻâvâh). It connects to 2 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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I
will
be
his
father,אָבʼâb/awb/H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
and
he
shall
be
my
son.בֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
If
he
commit
iniquity,עָוָהʻâvâh/aw-vaw'/H5753to crook, literally or figuratively
I
will
chastenיָכַחyâkach/yaw-kahh'/H3198to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
him
with
the
rodשֵׁבֶטshêbeṭ/shay'-bet/H7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
of
men,אֱנוֹשׁʼĕnôwsh/en-oshe'/H582a man in general (singly or collectively)
and
with
the
stripesנֶגַעnegaʻ/neh'-gah/H5061a blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous person or dress)
of
the
childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
of
men:אָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Samuel 27:6

Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

1 Samuel 30:17

And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. the next: Heb. their morrow

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AdoptionAgencyChastisementGodQuotations and AllusionsReproofSolomon

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 2 Samuel 7:14.

Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Genesis 10:21

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

Genesis 4:25

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put

Genesis 6:2

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Genesis 9:18

And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. Canaan: Heb. Chenaan

Frequently asked questions

What does 2 Samuel 7:14 say?

2 Samuel 7:14 (King James Version) reads: "I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:"

Is 2 Samuel 7:14 in the Old or New Testament?

2 Samuel 7:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Samuel.

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