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

“ In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? ”

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

The tribes of Israel - The duplicate passage reads judges (see margin and compare 2 Samuel 7:11 ). But a comparison with such passages as Psa 78:67-68 ; 1 Kings 8:16 ; and 1 Chronicles 28:4...
2 Samuel 7:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

In all [the places] wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a (c) word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me a...
2 Samuel 7:7 - 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 7:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

tribes , or "judges", as Chron. 2 Samuel 17:6 .
2 Samuel 7:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an ho...
2 Samuel 7:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel— The Judges of Israel. [שׁפטי] Houbigant. Hallet in his notes, vol. 2: p. 25 makes the same remark.
2 Samuel 7:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an...
2 Samuel 7:7 - 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 7:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The tribes. — In the parallel place, 1 Chronicles 17:6 , the word is “judges,” the difference in Hebrew being only of a single similar letter. But a like use of “tribes” for the judges sprung from...
2 Samuel 7:7 - 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 7:7 - 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 7:7 - 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 7:7 - 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 7:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

In all [the places] wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel ,.... 2 Samuel 7:6 on the places mentioned there: spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel ; or rather the sceptr...
2 Samuel 7:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

In all [the places] wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an ho...
2 Samuel 7:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The tribes of Israel whom I commanded to feed my people Israel The word tribes seems here to be put for judges , appointed to govern the tribes. Indeed, the Hebrew word שׁבשׂי, shibtee , here...
2 Samuel 7:7 - 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 7:7 - 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 7:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Spake I a word? did I ever give any command about it? without which neither they did, nor thou shouldst attempt it. With any of the tribes: in 1 Chronicles 17:6 , it is of the judges; and to t...
2 Samuel 7:7 - 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 7:7 - 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 7:7 - 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 7:7 - 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 7:7 - 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 7:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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

1 Chronicles 17:6 ; 1 Peter 5:1 ; 2 Samuel 5:2 ; Acts 20:28 ; Acts 21:28 ; Ezekiel 34:15 ; Ezekiel 34:2 ; Ezekiel 34:23 ; Isaiah 40:11 ; Jeremiah 23:4 ; Jeremiah 3:15 ; John 21:15-17 ; L...

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

2 Samuel 7:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 Samuel 7:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 Samuel 7:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 7:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

2 Samuel 7:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge