1 Chronicles 17:27

The marginal rendering is preferable.

Related Commentaries of 1 Chronicles 17:27

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Davids Purpose to Build a Temple is Hindered by Nathan; God's Promise to him; his Prayer (see notes on 2 Samuel 7). 1 Chronicles 17:1 . in his...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

bless... blessest... blessed. Figure of speech Polyptoton App-6.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David's desire to build the Temple disallowed This chapter is almost identical with 2 Samuel 7:1-29 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

N ow therefore let it please thee. — Rather, and now Thou hast willed to bless. Samuel: “and now be willing, and bless.” For thou blessest, O Lo...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The presence of the Ark in the city seems to have created in David the desire to provide for it a permanent and more worthy resting place. He declare...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

For the sake of shortness, I must again refer the Reader to the Commentary on this conduct of David, as it is written on the 7th chapter of the 2nd b...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

REFLECTIONS READER! observe how truly lovely and graceful a devout heart appears in the highest of characters among the sons of men. How much greate...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

See Gill "1Ch 17:1".
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and [it shall be]...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant He is therefore encouraged to ask a blessing because God had intimated to him that he had bles...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Grateful Acknowledgment. B. C. 1042....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter coincides with 2 Samuel 7 —records David’s purpose to build a house for God ( 1 Chronicles 17:1-2 ), and Nathan’s appr...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

REFLECTIONS . In a temporal view the promise made to David, that his house should for ever fill the throne of Israel, must be regarded as a branch o...
The Biblical Illustrator

Therefore now, Lord, let the thing that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant. True prayer It is-- I. Grounded on God’s promise. II. It...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This chapter is paralleled by 2 Samuel 7:1-10 ; and the parallel is for the most part very close. The purport of the two accounts ma...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Accepts God's Promises With Thankfulness
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

now, therefore, let it please Thee to bless the house of Thy servant that it may be before Thee forever; for Thou blessest, O Lord, and it shall be b...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 1:3 ; Genesis 27:33 ; Psalms 72:17 ; Romans 11:29
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Blessed for ever — David's prayer concludes, as God's promise did, 1 Chronicles 17:14 , with that which is for ever. God's word looks at things et...

²⁷ Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.

Related Commentaries of 1 Chronicles 17:27

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Chronicles 17:27