2 Samuel 7

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

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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

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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

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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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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:15

But my mercy shall not depart away from him , as I took it from Saul - His house shall be a lasting house, and he shall die in the throne of Israel, his children succeeding him; and the spiritual seed, Christ, possessing and ruling in that throne to the end of time. The family of Saul became totally extinct; the family of David remained till the incarnation. Joseph and Mary were both of that family; Jesus was the only heir to the kingdom of Israel; he did not... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:18

Sat before the Lord - Sometimes, when a Hindoo seeks a favor from a superior, he sits down in his presence in silence; or if he solicits some favor of a god, as riches, children, etc., he places himself before the idol, and remains in a waiting posture, or repeats the name of the god, counting the beads in his necklace. - Ward. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:19

And is this the manner of man - Literally: And this, O Lord God, is the law of Adam. Does he refer to the promise made to Adam, The seed of the woman shall bruise the head of the serpent? From my line shall the Messiah spring, and be the spiritual and triumphant King, for ever and ever. See the additions at the end, 2 Samuel 7:25 ; (note). read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:20

What can David say more - How can I express my endless obligation to thee? read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:25

And do as thou hast said - David well knew that all the promises made to himself and family were conditional; and therefore he prays that they may be fulfilled. His posterity did not walk with God, and therefore they were driven from the throne. It was taken from them by the neighboring nations, and it is now in the hands of the Mohammedans; all the promises have failed to David and his natural posterity, and to Christ and his spiritual seed alone are they fulfilled. Had David's... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:1

EXPOSITION When the king sat in his house. The order is not chronological; for the words, Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies round about (so the Revised Version, rightly), imply the successful termination, not of all wars necessarily, but certainly of something more than that with the Philistine invaders in the Rephaim valley. A general summary of all David's wars is given in 2 Samuel 8:1-18 ; and it was probably after he had subdued the Philistines and Moab, and his... read more

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

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

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:1

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