2 Samuel 7:5

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

Related Commentaries of 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 speak...
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 sh...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

My servant . Note the repetition of this word throughout this chapter. See note on 2 Samuel 7:18 .
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...
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...
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 dw...
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 proph...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Shalt thou build ] LXX 'Thou shalt not build.' 'But his son shall' ( 2 Samuel 7:13 ). According to 1 Chronicles 22:8 the prohibition was connected...
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 Syri...
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...
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 ced...
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 nec...
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, Sha...
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 di...
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.,...
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...
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 conside...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Covenant with David. B. C. 1042. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

i.e. Thou shalt not. Or, Wilt thou build , &c.? Dost thou purpose it?
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 l...
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 comm...
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 me...
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 ac...
The Biblical Illustrator

Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? Folded hands 1. Let us understand that a purpose may be good, yet Providence may see fit to de...
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 a...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The News Announced to David
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Go and tell My servant David, an honoring designation for the king, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build Me an house for Me to dwell in? The quest...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Shalt thou — That is, thou shalt not.

⁵ Go and tell my servanta David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 7:5

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Samuel 7:5