2 Samuel 7:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Go and tell my servanta David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? ”

2 Samuel 7:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, (b) Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? (b) Meaning, he should not: yet Nathan speaking according to man's judgment and not by the spi...
2 Samuel 7:5 - 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 7:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

My servant . Note the repetition of this word throughout this chapter. See note on 2 Samuel 7:18 .
2 Samuel 7:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? Shalt thou build me a house - That is, Thou shalt not: this is the force of the interrogative in su...
2 Samuel 7:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Shalt thou build me an house, &c.— The interrogation here has the force of a negative. The meaning is, Thou shalt not build me, &c. See Psalms 132:3 ; Psalms 132:18 .
2 Samuel 7:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? The interrogation here, according to the H...
2 Samuel 7:5 - 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 7:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Shalt thou build? — The question implies the negative, as it is expressed in 1 Chronicles 17:5 , and as it is here translated in the LXX. and Syriac. After David was told that he should not be al...
2 Samuel 7:5 - 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 7:5 - 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 7:5 - 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 7:5 - 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 7:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Go and tell my servant David ,.... The Lord speaks very honourably and respectfully of him, owns him to be his servant in other things, though he did not choose to employ him in this; and though he...
2 Samuel 7:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? Ver. 5. Shalt thou build me an house? ] q.d., In no wise. I accept of thy good will, 1Ki 8:18...
2 Samuel 7:5 - 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 7:5 - 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 7:5 - 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 7:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

i.e. Thou shalt not. Or, Wilt thou build , &c.? Dost thou purpose it?
2 Samuel 7:5 - 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 7:5 - 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 7:5 - 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 7:5 - 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 7:5 - 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 7:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The News Announced to David
2 Samuel 7:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 17:4 ; 1 Chronicles 22:7 ; 1 Chronicles 22:8 ; 1 Chronicles 23:3-32 ; 1 Kings 5:3 ; 1 Kings 8:16-19
2 Samuel 7:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Shalt thou — That is, thou shalt not.

2 Samuel 7:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 7:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 7:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 7:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 7:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 7:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 7:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 7:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 7:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 7:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 7:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 7:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 7:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 7:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 7:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 7:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 7:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes