1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Samuel 2:30; 2 Samuel 7:20-24; John 21:17; Psalms 139:1; Revelation 2:23
For the honor of thy servant - i. e., “for the honor which Thou hast done for Thy servant.” The Septuagint omits “Thy servant,” and renders it: “...
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...
What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.
David's desire to build the Temple disallowed This chapter is almost identical with 2 Samuel 7:1-29 .
Samuel has the omitted “speak.” (Comp. Psalms 120:3 .) The word translated “for the honour,” may be a corruption of that for “to speak.” Of thy se...
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...
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...
See Gill "1Ch 17:1".
What can David [speak] more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant. Ver. 18. For thou knowest thy servant, ] i.e.,...
For the honour of thy servant The honour God puts upon his servants, by taking them into covenant and communion with himself, is so great, that the...
David's Grateful Acknowledgment. B. C. 1042....
No text from Poole on this verse.
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...
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...
And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord. A model of devout thanksgiving I. Over what he rejoices. 1. Over great blessings recei...
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...
David Accepts God's Promises With Thankfulness
What can David speak more to Thee for the honor of Thy servant? For Thou knowest Thy servant. God knew that David in himself was utterly unworthy of...
The honour of thy servant — The honour God puts upon his servants, by taking them into covenant and communion with himself, is so great, that they...
18 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.