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2 Samuel 7:15

7:14 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:
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

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but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.

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

But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.

7:16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

What does 2 Samuel 7:15 mean?

2 Samuel 7:15 is a verse in the book of 2 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֵסֵד (chêçêd), סוּר (çûwr), שָׁאוּל (Shâʼûwl). It connects to 21 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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But
my
mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
shall
not
depart
awayסוּרçûwr/soor/H5493to turn off (literal or figurative)
from
him,
as
I
tookסוּרçûwr/soor/H5493to turn off (literal or figurative)
it
from
Saul,שָׁאוּלShâʼûwl/shaw-ool'/H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
whom
I
put
awayסוּרçûwr/soor/H5493to turn off (literal or figurative)
beforeפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
thee.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 22:4

Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

Genesis 37:7

For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

Genesis 37:29

And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

Genesis 37:34

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

Genesis 43:28

And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

Joshua 7:6

And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

1 Samuel 4:12

And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

1 Samuel 4:16

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? is: Heb. is the thing

1 Samuel 20:41

And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

1 Samuel 25:23

And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

2 Samuel 4:10

When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings: thinking: Heb. he was in his own eyes as a bringer, etc who: or, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings

2 Samuel 14:4

And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. Help: Heb. Save

2 Samuel 15:32

And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:

Esther 4:16

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. present: Heb. found

Esther 5:1

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.

Psalms 66:3

Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. submit: or, yield feigned obedience: Heb. lie

Hosea 6:2

After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

Joel 2:13

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Matthew 12:40Matthew 16:21Revelation 3:9

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Genesis 8:13

And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

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What does 2 Samuel 7:15 say?

2 Samuel 7:15 (King James Version) reads: "But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee."

Is 2 Samuel 7:15 in the Old or New Testament?

2 Samuel 7:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Samuel.

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