2 Samuel 7:2

Curtains — That is, in a tent or tabernacle, 2 Samuel 7:6, composed of several curtains.

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i.e. In a tent or tabernacle, 1 Samuel 7:6 composed of several curtains, Exodus 26:1 , &c.
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² That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 7:2

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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

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 7:2