2 Samuel 7:15 (WEB)

Passage

but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:13 He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

2 Samuel 7:14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;

2 Samuel 7:15 but my loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.

2 Samuel 7:16 Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.”’”

2 Samuel 7:17 Nathan spoke to David all these words, and according to all this vision.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "loving", "kindness", "depart", "took", "saul", "away", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "loving" and "kindness", 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 he..." into verse 16's "Your house and your kingdom will be...", so "loving" and "kindness" 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 "loving" and "kindness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.