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13 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,(A)

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13 I will be his father,(A) and he will be my son.(B) I will never take my love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor.

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The Son Is Superior to Angels

For to which of the angels did God[a] ever say,

“You are my Son;
    today I have begotten you”?

Or again,

“I will be his Father,
    and he will be my Son”?(A)

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  1. 1.5 Greek he

The Son Superior to Angels

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son;
    today I have become your Father”[a]?(A)

Or again,

“I will be his Father,
    and he will be my Son”[b]?(B)

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  1. Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
  2. Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13

Incline your ear, and come to me;
    listen, so that you may live.
I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
    my steadfast, sure love for David.(A)

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Give ear and come to me;
    listen,(A) that you may live.(B)
I will make an everlasting covenant(C) with you,
    my faithful love(D) promised to David.(E)

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12     kiss his feet,[a]
or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way,
    for his wrath is quickly kindled.

Happy are all who take refuge in him.(A)

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  1. 2.12 Cn: Meaning of Heb of 2.11b and 12a is uncertain

12 Kiss his son,(A) or he will be angry
    and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath(B) can flare up in a moment.
    Blessed(C) are all who take refuge(D) in him.

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I will tell of the decree of the Lord:
He said to me, “You are my son;
    today I have begotten you.(A)

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I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;(A)
    today I have become your father.(B)

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12 He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.

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12 He is the one who will build(A) a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.(B)

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14 and did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord[a] put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.(A)

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  1. 10.14 Heb he

14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned(A) the kingdom(B) over to David son of Jesse.

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28 And Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this very day and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.(A)

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28 Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn(A) the kingdom(B) of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors—to one better than you.(C)

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18 and I will be your father,
    and you shall be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.”(A)

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18 And,

“I will be a Father to you,
    and you will be my sons and daughters,(A)
says the Lord Almighty.”[a](B)

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  1. 2 Corinthians 6:18 2 Samuel 7:14; 7:8

35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in his hands.(A)

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35 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.(A)

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35 Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my Son, my Chosen;[a] listen to him!”(A)

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  1. 9.35 Other ancient authorities read my Beloved

35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen;(A) listen to him.”(B)

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32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.(A)

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32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(A) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(B)

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26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
    my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’(A)
27 I will make him the firstborn,
    the highest of the kings of the earth.(B)
28 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
    and my covenant with him will stand firm.(C)
29 I will establish his line forever
    and his throne as long as the heavens endure.(D)
30 If his children forsake my law
    and do not walk according to my ordinances,(E)
31 if they violate my statutes
    and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod
    and their iniquity with scourges,(F)
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
    or be false to my faithfulness.(G)
34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter the word that went forth from my lips.(H)
35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
    I will not lie to David.(I)
36 His line shall continue forever,
    and his throne endure before me like the sun.(J)
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
    an enduring witness in the skies.” Selah

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26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,(A)
    my God, the Rock(B) my Savior.’(C)
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,(D)
    the most exalted(E) of the kings(F) of the earth.
28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.(G)
29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.(H)

30 “If his sons forsake my law
    and do not follow my statutes,
31 if they violate my decrees
    and fail to keep my commands,
32 I will punish their sin with the rod,
    their iniquity with flogging;(I)
33 but I will not take my love from him,(J)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.(K)
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
    and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;(L)
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”(M)

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