2 Samuel 7:15 (GNV)

Passage

But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I tooke it from Saul whome I haue put away before thee.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:13 He shall buyld an house for my Name, and I will stablish ye throne of his kingdome for euer.

2 Samuel 7:14 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 7:15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I tooke it from Saul whome I haue put away before thee.

2 Samuel 7:16 And thine house shall be stablished and thy kingdome for euer before thee, euen thy throne shalbe stablished for euer.

2 Samuel 7:17 According to all these wordes, and according to all this vision, Nathan spake thus vnto Dauid.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "shall", "depart", "away", "tooke", "saul", "whome", and "haue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "I will be his father and hee..." into verse 16's "And thine house shall be stablished and...", so "mercy" and "shall" 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 "mercy" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.