2 Samuel 7:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. ”

2 Samuel 7:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He shall build an house ... - For the fulfillment of this in the person of Solomon, see 1 Kings 8:16-20 . For its application to Christ, see John 1:12 ; Eph 1:20-22 ; 1 Timothy 3:15 ; Hebr...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7. David Proposes to Build a Temple for the Ark but Yahweh Prefers to Dwell in a Tent, as heretofore. He Promises David that his Dynasty shall always Occupy the Throne (D). An independent...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. He shall build - That is, Solomon shall build my temple, not thou, because thou hast shed blood abundantly...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever— We have often had occasion to remark, in the course of these notes, that the phrase for ever and those similar to it, frequently signify in th...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. This...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Promise of God to David in Requital of his Desire to Build the Temple This chapter affords an excellent illustration of the way in which prophecy has often two quite distinct applications, one...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Glorious Future of David's House 2 Samuel 7:1-17 Always do better for the cause of God than for yourself. You have no right to dwell in cedar, while God's Ark is under curtains. Also, bewar...
2 Samuel 7:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The story of David's desire to build the Temple is told here in close connection with that of his bringing the Tabernacle to Jerusalem. It is not necessarily in chronological order, but is fittingly...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(8) Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: (9) And I w...
2 Samuel 7:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He shall build an house for my name ,.... For the honour of it, for the worship and service of God, as it is well known Solomon did; and so his antitype the Messiah, Zechariah 6:12 ; and I will s...
2 Samuel 7:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. Ver. 13. He shall build an house for my name. ] Solomon, a material temple; Christ, a mystical - that i...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He shall build a house for my name This is meant literally of Solomon, who alone did build the material house or temple; but ultimately of Christ, who is the builder of God's spiritual house or tem...
2 Samuel 7:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Lord having given grace to David to subdue the nations surrounding Israel, it is understandable that David's thoughts turned to a serious consideration of what is due the God of Israel. Why shoul...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Covenant with David. B. C. 1042. 4 And it came to pass that night, that the word...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He shall build an house: this is meant literally and immediately of Solomon, who alone did build the material house or temple; but mystically and ultimately of Christ, who is the builder of God's s...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Rather Than David Building Him A House, YHWH Would Build David A House Of A Very Different Kind ( 2 Samuel 7:8-17 ). YHWH then assured ‘His servant David' that He had greater purposes than the bui...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 7:11 . “And as since,” etc. The first clause of this verse should be connected with 2 Samuel 7:10 , thus, neither shall the children of wickedness affl...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:1 . When the king sat in his house, and began to feel the approaches of age, he was more concerned for the ark than for himself. All men, but especially the aged, should do their best f...
2 Samuel 7:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. Proposal to build a temple 1. The spirit of David was essentially active and fond of work. Even in Eastern countries,...
2 Samuel 7:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 7:1 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 Versio...
2 Samuel 7:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The News Announced to David
2 Samuel 7:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 17:11 ; 1 Chronicles 17:12 ; 1 Chronicles 22:10 ; 1 Chronicles 22:9 ; 1 Chronicles 28:10 ; 1 Chronicles 28:6 ; 1 Chronicles 28:7 ; 1 Kings 5:5 ; 1 Kings 6:12 ; 1 Kings 8:19 ;...
2 Samuel 7:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He shall — This is meant literally of Solomon, who alone did build the material house or temple; but ultimately of Christ, who is the builder of God's spiritual house or temple. For my name — That...

2 Samuel 7:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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

2 Samuel 7:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 7:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 7:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 7:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 7:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 7:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 7:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 7:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 7:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 7:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes