I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My lovingkindness away from him, as I took it away from him who was before you.God here makes a promise to David that He will note move the royal line to another, for his son will inherit the kingdom. Also interesting is that God says He will be as a father to Solomon. I don't recall that description being used anywhere else. He says He will protect the lineage, to keep it on the throne, but never that He would be a father. It's unfortunate that Solomon wandered away from his Father, and followed the ways of his many wives. Had he kept close, the future generations might have behaved differently.
Also, I'm surprised that God does not refer to Saul by name. He's only mentioned as the one who came before. Why the indirectness? There's no doubt who He's referring to, since David is only the second king. Was this God's way of subtly blotting Saul from the history, because of his evil deeds? Or is it for some other reason?
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