2 Samuel 7:2 NVIPT

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 7:2

Nathan . The first occurrence of his name. Compare 1 Chronicles 29:29 . An important figure in David's reign, and associated with his son Solomon (verses: 2 Samuel 7:12 , 2Sa 7:13 ; 2 Samuel 12:25 . 1 Kings 1:10-45 ). See now . Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . of . Genitive of Material. App-17 , God . Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 . curtains . Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause) for the tent formed by them. Compare 2 Samuel 6:17 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 7:2

2 Samuel 7:2. Nathan the prophet— Nathan was both polite and prudent, and knew how to temper the severity of wisdom with the sweetness of good manners. Grotius compares him to Manlius Lepidus, who is celebrated by Tacitus, "for diverting the emperor Tiberius from such cruel purposes, as the vile flattery of others was apt to instigate him to." He compares him likewise to Piso, the chief priest of the Romans, who is described by the same historian as one who was never guilty of the least degree... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 7:2

2. the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar—The palace which Hiram had sent men and materials to build in Jerusalem had been finished. It was magnificent for that age, though made wholly of wood: houses in warm countries not being required to possess the solidity and thickness of walls which are requisite for dwellings in regions exposed to rain and cold. Cedar was the rarest and most valuable timber. The elegance and splendor of his own royal mansion,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Samuel 7:1-3

David’s desire to honor God 7:1-3It was when God had subdued all of David’s enemies that He gave this covenant to him (2 Samuel 7:1; 2 Samuel 7:9). Those enemies included the Ammonites with whom David was at war when he committed adultery with Bathsheba and had her husband Uriah murdered (ch. 11). Thus it seems clear that God gave the Davidic Covenant to David after he had committed these sins rather than before, as the order of events in the text implies. We have already seen that the order of... 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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Samuel 7:2

(2) Nathan.—This is the first mention of him, but he was already a confidential counsellor of the king, and became prominent later in this reign and in the opening of that of Solomon (2 Samuel 12:0; 1 Kings 1:10; 1 Kings 1:12; 1 Kings 1:34; 1 Kings 1:38). Nathan “the prophet” and Gad “the seer” wrote parts of the history of this and the succeeding reign (1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29).Within curtains.—This is the word used in Exodus 26:0 and 36 for the covering of the tabernacle. The... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Samuel 7:1-29

The Message of the Second Book of Samuel 2 Samuel 7:7 The second book of Samuel does not contain any very definite divisions, but seems most naturally to fall into three parts. In the first, which includes chapters one to eight, we have the account of David's public doings. In the second section, containing chapters nine to twenty, we have the history of David's court life. At chapter twenty the third and closing section of the book begins. This section constitutes an appendix of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:1-29

CHAPTER IX.PROPOSAL TO BUILD A TEMPLE.2 Samuel 7:1-29.THE spirit of David was essentially active and fond of work. He was one of those who are ever pressing on, not content to keep things as they are, moving personally towards improvement, and urging others to do the same. Even in Eastern countries, with their proverbial stillness and conservatism, such men are sometimes found, but they are far more common elsewhere. Great undertakings do not frighten them; they have spirit enough for a... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Samuel 7:1-29

4. The Lord’s Promise to David and the Covenant CHAPTER 7 1. David’s desire (2 Samuel 7:1-3 ) 2. Nathan receives the message for David (2 Samuel 7:4-17 ) 3. David in the presence of Jehovah (2 Samuel 7:18-29 ) We reach now a climax. The Lord speaks and reveals His great purposes He had in His eternal councils for David, the king after His own heart. We behold the king in peace sitting in his own house; he had rest from all his enemies. In pious meditation the heart of the king had but... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Samuel 7:2

7:2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within {a} curtains.(a) Within the tabernacle covered with skins, Exodus 26:7. read more