2nd Samuel Chapter 7 verse 15 Holy Bible
but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
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But my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
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but my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before thee.
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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 mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
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but my loving kindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.
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and My kindness doth not turn aside from him, as I turned it aside from Saul, whom I turned aside from before thee,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 15, 16. - Before thee. This does not refer to time, but means "in thy presence," or "before thy face," that is, "as thou hast thyself been witness." There is a strong contrast between the fate of Saul's house and this eternal endurance promised to that of David. The lineage of Saul might have made a new start in Jonathan, and even when he died at Gilboa, he left a son behind him. Still, no one ever locked upon Mephibosheth as having any title to the throne; and though Shimei (2 Samuel 16:5) may have conceived the hope that, if David were overthrown, the kingdom might return to Saul's family, yet, as a matter of fact, among the many vicissitudes of the ten tribes, the attempt never was made to search for a descendant of Saul to be Israel's king. Saul's was a royalty for one generation; David's throne was to be established forever. Not because David was sinless. His character is sullied by crimes of the darkest hue. But he never sank into a mere tyrant, such as Saul was towards David and towards the priests at Nob. Nor did David ever become an irreligious man (1 Samuel 22:18, 19; 1 Samuel 28:15), though there is in him a strange and painful mixture of great good and great evil. The salt that preserves his character is his genuine sincerity and earnestness both towards God and man; and these qualities make him not unworthy of the high place he holds among God s people. Still, the premise was not because of David's deserts, but because from him was to come the Christ, who is blessed. forevermore.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) As I took it from Saul.--He and his house were utterly and permanently set aside; David's descendants will be punished for their sins, yet shall never be forgotten, and shall, ultimately issue in one who shall conquer sin and death for ever.
