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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:28

And now, O Lord God, thou art that God ,.... Who is the Lord of hosts, and the God of Israel, that has promised and is able to perform, and is faithful to his promise: and thy words be true ; are truly, punctually, and faithfully performed, never fail: and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant ; concerning building and establishing his house. David repeats this promise as being greatly affected with it, and fully assured of the performance of it. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:1

When the king sat in his house - That is, when he became resident in the palace which Hiram, king of Tyre, had built for him. And the Lord had given him rest - This was after he had defeated the Philistines, and cast them out of all the strong places in Israel which they had possessed after the overthrow of Saul; but before he had carried his arms beyond the land of Israel, against the Moabites, Syrians, and Idumeans. See 2 Samuel 8:1-14 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:2

I dwell in a house of cedar - That is, a house whose principal beams, ceiling, and wainscot, were cedar. Dwelleth within curtains - Having no other residence but the tabernacle, which was a place covered with the skins of beasts, Exodus 26:14 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:3

Nathan said to the king - In this case he gave his judgment as a pious and prudent man, not as a prophet; for the prophets were not always under a Divine afflatus; it was only at select times they were thus honored. For the Lord is with thee - Thou hast his blessing in all that thou doest, and this pious design of thine will most certainly meet with his approbation. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:5

Shalt thou build me a house - That is, Thou shalt not: this is the force of the interrogative in such a case. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:7

With any of the tribes - "Spake I a word to any of the Judges" is the reading in the parallel place, 1 Chronicles 17:6 , and this is probably the true reading. Indeed, there is but one letter of difference between them, and letters which might be easily mistaken for each other: שבטי shibtey , tribes, is almost the same in appearance with ht שפטי shophetey , judges; the ב beth and the פ pe being the same letter, the apex under the upper stroke of the פ pe ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:10

I will appoint a place - I have appointed a place, and have planted them. See the observations at the end, 2 Samuel 7:25 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:11

The Lord - will make thee a house - Thou hast in thy heart to make me a house; I have it in my heart to make thee a house: thy family shall be built up, and shall prosper in the throne of Israel; and thy spiritual posterity shall remain for ever. God is the author of all our holy purposes, as well as of our good works, he first excites them; and if we be workers together with him, he will crown and reward them as though they were our own, though he is their sole author. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:13

He shall build - That is, Solomon shall build my temple, not thou, because thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars. See 1 Chronicles 22:8 ; (note); and see also the observations at the end, 2 Samuel 7:25 ; (note). The throne of his kingdom for ever - This is a reference to the government of the spiritual kingdom, the kingdom of the Messiah, agreeably to the predictions of the prophet long after, and by which this passage is illustrated: "Of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:14

If he commit iniquity - Depart from the holy commandment delivered to him; I will chasten him with the rod of men-he shall have affliction, but his government shall not be utterly subverted. But this has a higher meaning. See the observations at the end, 2 Samuel 7:25 ; (note). read more

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