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11 When the time comes for you to die,[a] I will raise up your descendant,[b] one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.[c] 13 I will become his father and he will become my son. I will never withhold my loyal love from him, as I withheld it from the one who ruled before you.[d]

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  1. 1 Chronicles 17:11 tn Heb “and it will be when your days are full to go with your ancestors.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 17:11 tn Heb “your seed.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 17:12 tn Heb “and I will establish his throne permanently.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 17:13 sn The one who ruled before you is a reference to Saul, from whom the kingdom was taken and given to David.