2 Samuel 7:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: ”

2 Samuel 7:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will be his father ... - In marginal reference the equivalent expressions are applied to David. In Hebrews 1:5 , this text is applied to Christ. But in 1 Chronicles 17:13 ; 1 Chronicles 22:9...
2 Samuel 7:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the (f) rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: (f) That is, gently, as fathers use to c...
2 Samuel 7:14 - 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 7:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: If he commit iniquity - Depart from the holy...
2 Samuel 7:14 - 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 7:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: I will be his father, and he shall be...
2 Samuel 7:14 - 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 7:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

If he commit iniquity. — The promise has plainly in view a human successor or successors of David upon his throne; and yet it also promises the establishment of David’s kingdom FOREVER by an emphat...
2 Samuel 7:14 - 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 7:14 - 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 7:14 - 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 7:14 - 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 7:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I will be his father, and he shall be my son ,.... That is, I will be as kind unto him, and careful of him, as a father of a son; or he shall be, and appear to be my son, by adopting grace, as no do...
2 Samuel 7:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: Ver. 14. I will be his father. ] Solomon's...
2 Samuel 7:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will be his father I will carry myself toward him as a father, with all affection, and I will own him as my son. This is intended both of Solomon, as a type of Christ, and of Christ himself, as i...
2 Samuel 7:14 - 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 7:14 - 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 7:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I will carry myself towards him as becomes a father, with all affection and tenderness, and I will own him its my son. This is intended both of Solomon, as a type of Christ; and of Christ himself, as...
2 Samuel 7:14 - 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 7:14 - 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 7:14 - 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 7:14 - 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 7:14 - 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 7:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The News Announced to David
2 Samuel 7:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 17:13 ; 1 Chronicles 28:6 ; 1 Corinthians 11:32 ; Deuteronomy 8:5 ; Hebrews 1:5 ; Hebrews 12:5-11 ; Jeremiah 30:11 ; Job 5:17 ; Matthew 3:17 ; Proverbs 3:11 ; Proverbs 3:12 ;...
2 Samuel 7:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

His father — I will carry myself towards him as a father, with all affection, and I will own him as my son. This is intended both of Solomon, as a type of Christ; and of Christ himself as is eviden...

2 Samuel 7:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 7:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 7:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 7:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 7:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 7:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 7:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 7:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 7:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes