2 Samuel 7:14 (DRB)

Passage

I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and if he commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:12 And when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of the bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

2 Samuel 7:13 He shall build a house to my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom fore ever.

2 Samuel 7:14 I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and if he commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.

2 Samuel 7:15 But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before my face.

2 Samuel 7:16 And thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for ever before thy face, and thy throne shall be firm for ever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stripes", "father", "shall", "commit", "iniquity", "correct", and "children". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stripes" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "He shall build a house to my..." into verse 15's "But my mercy I will not take...", so "stripes" and "father" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "stripes" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.