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NASB | 2 Samuel 7:15 but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Samuel 7:15 "But My lovingkindness and mercy will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. |
Subject: Why God favours David over Saul |
Bible Note: 'Was it right for God to choose Jacob, the younger, to be over Esau? In Malachi 1:2, 3, the statement "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated" refers to the nations of Israel and Edom rather than to the individual brothers. God chose Jacob to continue the family line of the faithful...But he did not exclude Esau from knowing and loving him. Keep in mind the kind of God we worship: he is sovereign; he is not arbitrary; in all things he works for our good; he is trustworthy; he will save all who believe in him. When we understand these qualities of God, we know that his choices are good even if we don't understand all his reasons' (note at Romans 9:12-14, Life Application Study Bible, NIV, 1991, Zondervan). |