2 Samuel 7:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, ”

2 Samuel 7:4 - 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 7:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

that night. After these words all the MSS. have. hiatus, marking. solemn pause, and pointing back to the corresponding night of Genesis 15:12-17 , thus connecting the two great unconditional Coven...
2 Samuel 7:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
2 Samuel 7:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, It came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan. The command was given to the prophe...
2 Samuel 7:4 - 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 7:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

That night. — The night following Nathan’s conversation with David, when the prophet’s mind would have been full of what he had heard, and thus prepared for the Divine communication. That communica...
2 Samuel 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) В¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, (5) Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? (6)...
2 Samuel 7:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass that night ,.... The same night following the day in which David and Nathan had had the above conversation, that neither of them might continue long in their error and mistake, a...
2 Samuel 7:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, Ver. 4. And it came to pass that night. ] Post datum a Nathane intempestivum responsum. God will not suffer hi...
2 Samuel 7:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

That night the word of the Lord came to Nathan Because David's mistake was pious, and from an honest mind, God would not suffer him to remain long in it. Shalt thou build a house for me? That is,...
2 Samuel 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

It came to pass that night: because David's mistake was pious, and from an honest mind, God would not suffer him to lie long in his mistake, nor to disquiet his mind, or run himself into inconvenie...
2 Samuel 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - 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 7:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The News Announced to David
2 Samuel 7:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 17:3 ; Amos 3:7 ; Numbers 12:6
2 Samuel 7:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The word of the Lord came — Because David's mistake was pious, and from an honest mind, God would not suffer him to lie long in it.

2 Samuel 7:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 7:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 7:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 7:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 7:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 7:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 7:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 7:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 7:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 7:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 7:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes