John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:6
Whereas I have not dwelt in any house ,.... Fixed, stated, habitation: since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt , even to this day ; a space of five or six hundred years, though he might before: but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle ; moving from place to place while in the wilderness, and since in the land of Canaan, first at Gilgal, then at Shiloh, afterwards at Nob, and now at Gibeon. "Tent" and "tabernacle" are distinguished, though they... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:4-17
We have here a full revelation of God's favour to David and the kind intentions of that favour, the notices and assurances of which God sent him by Nathan the prophet, whom he entrusted to deliver this long message to him. The design of it is to take him off from his purpose of building the temple and it was therefore sent, 1. By the same hand that had given him encouragement to do it, lest, if it had been sent by any other, Nathan should be despised and insulted and David should be perplexed,... read more