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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Gill's Exposition
I will be his father, and he shall be my son,.... That is, I will be as kind unto him, and careful of him, as a father of a son; or he shall be, and appear to be my son, by adopting grace, as no doubt…
Barnes' Notes
I will be his father ... - In marginal reference the equivalent expressions are applied to David. In Heb 1:5, this text is applied to Christ. But in 1Ch 17:13; 1Ch 22:9-10; 1Ch 28:6, it is expressly…
Adam Clarke
If he commit iniquity - Depart from the holy commandment delivered to him; I will chasten him with the rod of men-he shall have affliction, but his government shall not be utterly subverted. But this…
We have here a full revelation of God's favour to David and the kind intentions of that favour, the notices and assurances of which God sent him by Nathan the prophet, whom he entrusted to deliver…
Cambridge Bible
I will be his father and he shall be my son The nation of Israel is honoured with the lofty title of "Jehovah's son" (Exo 4:22; Deu 14:1; Hos 11:1); and the king, as the representative of the nation,…
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