1 Chronicles 17:13 — Compare Translations

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I will be his father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy and steadfast love away from him, as I took it from him [King Saul] who was before you. [Heb. 1:5, 6.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

I will be his father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy and steadfast love away from him, as I took it from him [King Saul] who was before you. [Heb. 1:5, 6.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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 EASY 2024

I will be his father and he will be my son. I will never remove my faithful love from him, as I took it away from the king who ruled before you.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I will be his Father, and he will be my son. Saul was the king before you, and I took away my support from Saul. But I will never stop loving your son.

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,

English GNT (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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

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.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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.

English KJV 1611

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:

English LSB

I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; and I will not remove My lovingkindness from him, as I removed it from him who was before you.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. I will not take away My favor from him as I did from the one who was before you.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - 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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me, and I will not withdraw my favor from him as I withdrew it from him who preceded you;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I will be his father. And he will be my son. I took my love away from the man who ruled before you. But I will never take my love away from your son.

English NIV

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.

English NKJ 1982

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.

English NLT

I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not take my unfailing love from him as I took it from Saul, who ruled before you.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

I will be his father, and he shall be my son; I will not take my steadfast love from him, as I took it from him who was before you,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

I will be his father, and he shall be my son; I will never remove my mercy and love from him as I did from Saul.

English Tyndale 1537

I will be his father and he shall be my son, and I will not put my mercy away from him as I did from him that was before thee.