Albert Barnes Commentary 2 Samuel 7:14

"I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;" — 2 Samuel 7:14 (ASV)

I will be his father ... - In a marginal reference, the equivalent expressions are applied to David. In Hebrews 1:5, this text is applied to Christ. But in 1 Chronicles 17:13, 1 Chronicles 22:9–10, and 1 Chronicles 28:6, it is expressly applied to Solomon.

With the rod of men ... - That is, a chastisement such as men inflict upon their children to correct and reclaim them, not to destroy them. The whole clause is omitted in 1 Chronicles 17:13.