1 Chronicles 17:13
“I will be his father, and he shall be my son. I will not take my loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you;”
— 1 Chronicles 17:13
About this verse
1 Chronicles 17:13 comes from the book of 1 Chronicles, written during the Kingdom (~1000 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine sonship, covenant faithfulness, parental love. Notable phrases: I will be his father; he shall be my son; loving kindness. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Speaker
Yahweh
Era
Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
grateful
Type
prophecy
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
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