2 Samuel 7:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee. ”

2 Samuel 7:3 - 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 7:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nathan said. Not from Jehovah, as in 2 Samuel 7:5 , but from himself: and said what was wrong. do all that , &c. This is seldom safe advice.
2 Samuel 7:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee. Nathan said to the king - In this case he gave his judgment as a pious and prudent man, not as a prophet...
2 Samuel 7:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart— Nathan answered as a prudent man, not as a prophet; for the prophets did not know all events, but such only as God thought fit to reveal...
2 Samuel 7:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee. Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart. The piety of the design commended it to...
2 Samuel 7:3 - 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 7:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Go, do all that is in thine heart. — Nathan naturally considered that it must be right for David to execute his pious purpose; but he spoke only according to his own sense of right, and not by Divi...
2 Samuel 7:3 - 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 7:3 - 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 7:3 - 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 7:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee. Had the prophet first made it a subject of prayer, his directions would have been better. The Lord bein...
2 Samuel 7:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Nathan said to the king, go, do till that [is] in thine heart ,.... He perceived it was in his heart to build an house for God; he knew an house was to be built at one time or another, by some p...
2 Samuel 7:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that [is] in thine heart; for the LORD [is] with thee. Ver. 3. And Nathan said. ] Ex proprio sensu, out of his private opinion, and not by divine revelati...
2 Samuel 7:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nathan said, Go and do all that is in thy heart Pursue thy intentions, and build a house for the ark. The design being pious, and the thing not forbidden by God, Nathan hastily approves it before h...
2 Samuel 7:3 - 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 7:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Care of the Ark. B. C. 1042. 1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his hou...
2 Samuel 7:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Pursue thy intentions, and build a house for the ark. The design being pious, and the thing not forbidden by God, Nathan hastily approves it, before he had either seriously considered it in his own m...
2 Samuel 7:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David Determines To Build A House Of Cedar For YHWH Like His Own, An Offer Which YHWH Graciously Refuses ( 2 Samuel 7:1-7 ). It was natural that looking around at his own palace, with which he was...
2 Samuel 7:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 7:1 . “When the king sat in his house,” etc., i.e . the palace mentioned in 2 Samuel 5:11 . Many commentators place the events of this chapter later on...
2 Samuel 7:3 - 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 7:3 - 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 7:3 - 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 7:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The News Announced to David
2 Samuel 7:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 22:7 ; 1 Chronicles 28:2 ; 1 John 2:27 ; 1 Kings 8:17 ; 1 Kings 8:18 ; 1 Samuel 10:7 ; 1 Samuel 16:7 ; 2 Kings 4:27 ; Psalms 20:4 ; Psalms 37:4
2 Samuel 7:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Nathan said — Pursue thy intentions, and build an house for the ark. The design being pious and the thing not forbidden by God, Nathan hastily approves it, before he had consulted God about it, as...

2 Samuel 7:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 7:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 7:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 7:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 7:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 7:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 7:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 7:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 7:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 7:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 7:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes