2 Samuel 7:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. ”

2 Samuel 7:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be (g) established for ever. (g) This was begun in Solomon, as a figure, but accomplished in Christ.
2 Samuel 7:16 - 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 7:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

thee . Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "Me".
2 Samuel 7:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
2 Samuel 7:16 - 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 7:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. Thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee ......
2 Samuel 7:16 - 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 7:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Established. — Two different Hebrew words are so translated in this verse. The first is the same word as that used in 2 Samuel 7:12-13 , while the second is translated sure in 1 Samuel 2:35 ;...
2 Samuel 7:16 - 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 7:16 - 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 7:16 - 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 7:16 - 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 7:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee ,.... That is, both his family and his government should be perpetuated, or he should always have one of his family to sit u...
2 Samuel 7:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. Ver. 16. Thy throne shall be established for ever. ] It shall, it shall - take...
2 Samuel 7:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

My mercy shall not depart from him Or, my kindness , as the Hebrew word חסדי, chasdi , rather means. That is, the kingdom which I have mercifully and kindly promised to thee and thine. As I took...
2 Samuel 7:16 - 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 7:16 - 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 7:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Before thee; thine eyes in some sort beholding it; for he lived to see his wise and godly son Solomon actually placed in the throne, with great reputation and general applause, 1 Kings 1:39,40 ,...
2 Samuel 7:16 - 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 7:16 - 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 7:16 - Scofield Reference Notes

The Davidic Covenant The Davidic Covenant ( 2 Samuel 7:8-17 ). This covenant, upon which the glorious kingdom of Christ "of the seed of David according to the flesh" is to be founded, secur...
2 Samuel 7:16 - 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 7:16 - 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 7:16 - 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 7:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The News Announced to David
2 Samuel 7:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 17:13 ; 1 Chronicles 17:14 ; 2 Kings 19:34 ; 2 Samuel 7:13 ; Daniel 2:44 ; Daniel 7:14 ; Genesis 49:10 ; Hebrews 1:8 ; Isaiah 9:7 ; John 12:34 ; Luke 1:32 ; Luke 1:33 ; Matt...
2 Samuel 7:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Before thee — Thine eyes in some sort beholding it: for he lived to see his wise son Solomon actually placed in the throne, with reputation and general applause, which was in itself a good presage...

2 Samuel 7:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 7:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 7:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 7:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 7:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 7:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 7:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 7:16 - Scofield Reference Notes

2 Samuel 7:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 7:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 7:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 7:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 7:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes