2 Samuel 7:25 BSB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:18-29

We have here the solemn address David made to God, in answer to the gracious message God had sent him. We are not told what he said to Nathan; no doubt he received him very kindly and respectfully as God's messenger. But his answer to God he took himself, and did not send by Nathan. When ministers deliver God's message to us, it is not to them, but to God, that our hearts must reply; he understands the language of the heart, and to him we may come boldly. David had no sooner received the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:25

And now, O Lord God ,.... From confessions of unworthiness, and of the goodness of God, and a recital of favours conferred on him and the people of Israel, David proceeds to petitions: the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever : he prays for the sure performance of the promise of God respecting himself and his family, and the stability and perpetual continuance of the kingdom in it, and has, no doubt, a special regard to the... read more

Adam Clarke

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:12-29

The facts are: 1 . The prophet declares to David 2 . David, in response to the message, acknowledges ,the condescension and bounty of God in what he had done and promised. 3 . He confesses that all is of the free unmerited loving kindness of God, and regards this wonderful superhuman goodness as being an illustration of the existence of a love transcending all that is known to man. 4 . He recognizes the blessedness of Israel in being under the care and guidance of One so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:25

God's promises and our prayers. "Do as thou hast said." The words are used by David of the promises given to him respecting himself and his house. They are applicable to all the promises. I. THEY FURNISH A GUIDE TO OUR PRAYERS . What God has said shows us what we should ask. His promises indicate: 1 . The kind of blessings which we should most earnestly seek. The promises of God—those given us in Christ especially—assure us of temporal good so far as is needful; but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:25-26

And now, O Lord God; Hebrew, Jehovah God. Similarly, in 2 Samuel 7:26 the Hebrew is "Let thy Name be magnified forever, saying, Jehovah Sabaoth is God over Israel." The special relation of Jehovah to Israel is throughout kept constantly in view; for Jehovah is the Name of Deity in covenant with his people, and it is in the confirmation and permanence of the covenant that David sees the true value of the lasting continuance of his own house. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:25-29

( 1 Chronicles 17:23-27 ). ( ZION .) Promise and prayer. "Do as thou hast said" ( 2 Samuel 7:25 ). 1 . God has spoken to men. "His greatness is unsearchable" ( 2 Samuel 7:22 ; Psalms 145:3 ); nevertheless, he has surely spoken to them in his Word ( 2 Samuel 7:4 ; Hebrews 1:1 ). 2 . He has spoken in the way of promise ( 2 Samuel 7:28 ). A large portion of Divine revelation consists of promises, "exceeding great and precious" ( 2 Peter 1:4 ), pertaining to the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 7:24-26

2 Samuel 7:24-26. For thou hast confirmed Partly by thy promises, and that solemn and sure covenant into which thou hast entered with them; and partly by thy glorious works wrought on their behalf, as it appears this day. Thou art become their God In a peculiar manner, and by special relation and covenant; for otherwise he is the God and Father of all. The word concerning thy servant and his house, establish thou it And yet he did not desire this great kindness merely for his own sake... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:1-29

God’s promise and David’s prayer (7:1-29)When David expressed his desire to build God a permanent symbolic dwelling place, God reminded him through the prophet Nathan that Israel’s God, Yahweh, was not limited to one land or one place. For that reason his symbolic dwelling place had been a tent, something that was movable and could be set up in any place at all (7:1-7).Nevertheless, because the people of Israel were not spiritually in a condition where the ideal for them could work, God would... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Samuel 7:18-29

David’s prayer of thanksgiving 7:18-29"The heartfelt response of King David to the oracle of the prophet Nathan is one of the most moving prayers in Scripture . . ." [Note: Youngblood, p. 896.] Structurally the prayer moves from thanksgiving for the present favor (2 Samuel 7:18-21), to praise for what God had done in the past (2 Samuel 7:22-24), to petition for future fulfillment of God’s promises (2 Samuel 7:25-29). David included humility (2 Samuel 7:18), gratitude (2 Samuel 7:19), praise (2... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:18-29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:25

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:12-29

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:25-26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:25-29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 7:24-26

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:1-29

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Samuel 7:18-29

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