2 Samuel 7:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? ”

2 Samuel 7:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Sat before the Lord - In the tent where the ark was. Standing or kneeling was the usual attitude of prayer ( 1Ki 8:22 , 1 Kings 8:54-55 ; but compare Exodus 17:12 ). Modern commentators mostl...
2 Samuel 7:18 - 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 7:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Then . It is grace that really humbles. sat before the LORD . Very different from sitting before one's self, as in 2 Samuel 7:1 . Who am.... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6. Compare 2 Sa...
2 Samuel 7:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 314 DAVID’S GRATITUDE 2 Samuel 7:18-19 . Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?...
2 Samuel 7:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? Sat before the Lord - Sometimes, when a Hindoo seeks...
2 Samuel 7:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And sat before the Lord— Dr. Pococke, in his first volume, p. 213, has given us the figure of a person half sitting, and half kneeling; that is, kneeling so far as to rest the most muscular part of...
2 Samuel 7:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord...
2 Samuel 7:18 - 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 7:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Then went king David in, and sat. — As always at every important point in his life, David’s first care is to take that which he has in his mind before the Lord. The place to which he went must be t...
2 Samuel 7:18 - 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 7:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

David's Humble and Grateful Prayer 2 Samuel 7:18-29 The promise made through Nathan was threefold: (1) that David's house should reign forever; (2) that his seed should build the Temple; (3) th...
2 Samuel 7:18 - 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 7:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(18) В¶ Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? (19) And this was yet a small thing in thy sight...
2 Samuel 7:18 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

DAVID AT PRAYER ‘Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and said,’ etc. 2 Samuel 7:18 We are chiefly concerned with the matter of David’s prayer. We have said that he was alone w...
2 Samuel 7:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then went King David in ,.... Into the tabernacle where the ark was, which he had prepared for it, 2 Samuel 6:17 ; and sat before the Lord ; before the ark, the symbol of his presence, and prayed...
2 Samuel 7:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who [am] I, O Lord GOD? and what [is] my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? Ver. 18. And sat before the Lord. ] So Elias sat...
2 Samuel 7:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then went King David in Into the tabernacle. And sat before the Lord That is, before the ark, the symbol of the divine presence, and where God was then peculiarly present, and was believed by Dav...
2 Samuel 7:18 - 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 7:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Prayer for God's Blessing. B. C. 1042. 18 Then went king David in, and sat bef...
2 Samuel 7:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Sat: this word may note either, first, His bodily posture, for there is no certain gesture to which prayer is limited and we have examples of saints praying in that posture, Exodus 17:12 1 King...
2 Samuel 7:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1). Gratitude to YHWH for what He has promised for him and his house ( 2 Samuel 7:18-21 ). 2 Samuel 7:18 a ‘Then David the king went in, and remained before YHWH.' David clearly sees himself...
2 Samuel 7:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 7:17 . “Words.” … “Vision.” “The words , as the content of God’s revelation to Nathan, are distinguished from the vision as indication of its form a...
2 Samuel 7:18 - 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 7:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then went King David in and sat before the Lord. David’s address to the Lord I. The sovereignty of Divine grace. A purpose of love is disclosed here. It is seen in the choice of David and his h...
2 Samuel 7:18 - 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 7:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then went King David in and sat before the Lord, he spent some time in the tent where the ark of the Lord's presence was; for it took him a long while to become familiar with the miraculous contents...
2 Samuel 7:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 17:16 ; 1 Samuel 15:17 ; 1 Samuel 18:18 ; 1 Samuel 9:21 ; Ephesians 3:8 ; Exodus 3:11 ; Genesis 32:10 ; Isaiah 37:14 ; Judges 6:15 ; Psalms 8:4
2 Samuel 7:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

In — Into the tabernacle. Sat — He might sit for a season whilst he was meditating upon these things, and then alter his posture and betake himself to prayer. Who am I, &c. — How infinitely unw...

2 Samuel 7:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 7:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

2 Samuel 7:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 7:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:18 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 7:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 7:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 7:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 7:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 7:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 7:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 7:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 7:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 7:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes