John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:9
And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest ,.... When he went against Goliath, when he went forth against the Philistines, when in Saul's court, when he fled from Saul, and was obliged to go to various places, God was with him protecting and preserving him, prospering and succeeding him every where, and in everything: and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight : as Saul, and others in the land of Israel, and the Philistines, and other enemies round about him, so that he had... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:8
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David ,.... For it was taken well at his hands, in part, that it was in his heart, and he had a desire to build an house for God, though he was wrong in determining upon it without seeking the Lord; and lest he should be discouraged by the prohibition of him from building, the following things are observed to assure him it was not from disregard unto him, or displeasure at him, that he would not be employed in this service; since the Lord had... read more