2 Samuel 7:26 RVR1960

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 7:26

And let thy name be magnified for ever ,.... David desired the performance of the above things not so much for his own sake, and for the sake of his family, as for the glory of God; his great concern was, that God might be magnified, and his greatness displayed, in making him and his family great; and particularly that he might be magnified and glorified in that famous Son of his, the Messiah, as he has been, John 13:31 ; and by all his people in succeeding ages: saying, the Lord of... 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 7:25-26

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:26

God's Name magnified in his people. Any name of God is magnified when it is made to appear great in the eyes of his intelligent creatures, and they esteem and declare it great. This is done when he himself adds to the significance of the name by yet more glorious works or revelations; and when they come to larger conceptions of its significance, and consequently use the name with greater fulness of meaning. Thus as "the sons of God" watched the various stages of creation, the name of... 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

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:1-29

The Promise of God to David in Requital of his Desire to Build the TempleThis chapter affords an excellent illustration of the way in which prophecy has often two quite distinct applications, one to the more immediate and the other to the more distant future. The primary reference is to Solomon (see especially 2 Samuel 7:12-14), but the prophecy looks beyond him to a greater Son, of whom he was only an emblem and type. We get a somewhat similar instance in Isaiah 7:14-17 (see especially 2... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:12-29

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:25-26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:25-29

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:26

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

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 7:1-29

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