2 Samuel 7:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

2 Samuel 7:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 7:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 7:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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;”

2 Samuel 7:14 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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; ”

2 Samuel 7:14 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 7:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son; whom in his dealings perversely I have even reproved with a rod of men, and with strokes of the sons of Adam,”

2 Samuel 7:14 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 7:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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 sons of men; ”

2 Samuel 7:14 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 7:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I will be his father, and hee shall bee my sonne: and if he sinne, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the plagues of the children of men.”

2 Samuel 7:14 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 in Context — 2 Samuel 7

12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

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:

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

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

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What Does 2 Samuel 7:14 Mean?

2 Samuel 7:14 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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