
Text -- 2 Samuel 7:26-29 (NET)




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Wesley: 2Sa 7:26 - -- That is, do thou never cease to manifest thyself to be the God and governor of Israel.
That is, do thou never cease to manifest thyself to be the God and governor of Israel.

Wesley: 2Sa 7:27 - -- _That prayer that is found in the tongue only will not please God. It must be found in the heart. That must be lifted up and poured out before God.
_That prayer that is found in the tongue only will not please God. It must be found in the heart. That must be lifted up and poured out before God.

Wesley: 2Sa 7:28 - -- That God who hast declared thyself to be Israel's God, and in particular my God.
That God who hast declared thyself to be Israel's God, and in particular my God.

Wesley: 2Sa 7:29 - -- _When Christ for ever sat down on the right - hand of God, and received all possible assurance, that his seed and throne should be as the days of heav...
_When Christ for ever sat down on the right - hand of God, and received all possible assurance, that his seed and throne should be as the days of heaven, then this prayer was abundantly answered.
TSK: 2Sa 7:26 - -- let thy : 1Ch 17:23, 1Ch 17:24, 1Ch 29:10-13; Psa 72:18, Psa 72:19, Psa 115:1; Mat 6:9; Joh 12:28
before thee : Gen 17:18; 1Ch 17:23, 1Ch 17:24; Psa 8...

TSK: 2Sa 7:27 - -- revealed : Heb. opened the ear, Rth 4:4; 1Sa 9:15 *marg. Psa 40:6
I will : 2Sa 7:11
found : 1Ch 17:25, 1Ch 17:26; Psa 10:17


TSK: 2Sa 7:29 - -- let it please thee to bless : Heb. be thou pleased and bless, Num 6:24-26; 1Ch 17:27; Psa 115:12-15
for ever : 2Sa 22:51
let it please thee to bless : Heb. be thou pleased and bless, Num 6:24-26; 1Ch 17:27; Psa 115:12-15
for ever : 2Sa 22:51

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Barnes -> 2Sa 7:27
Barnes: 2Sa 7:27 - -- Therefore hath thy servant found in his heart ... - The promises of God are the true guide to the prayers of His people. We may dare to ask any...
Therefore hath thy servant found in his heart ... - The promises of God are the true guide to the prayers of His people. We may dare to ask anything, how great soever it may be, which God has promised to give. In this and the two following verses David expresses the same wonder at the riches of God’ s grace, and the same expectation founded on that grace, which Paul does. in such passages as Eph 1:5-7; Eph 2:7, etc. marginal references.
Poole: 2Sa 7:26 - -- The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel i.e. do thou never cease to manifest thyself to be the God and Governor of Israel.
The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel i.e. do thou never cease to manifest thyself to be the God and Governor of Israel.

Poole: 2Sa 7:27 - -- Because thy promise hath given me encouragement to pray, and assurance of answer.
Found in his heart or, found his heart , i.e. taken courage; as...
Because thy promise hath given me encouragement to pray, and assurance of answer.
Found in his heart or, found his heart , i.e. taken courage; as a man is said to lose his heart when he wants courage.

Poole: 2Sa 7:28 - -- That God who hast declared thyself to be Israel’ s God, and in particular my God.
That God who hast declared thyself to be Israel’ s God, and in particular my God.

Poole: 2Sa 7:29 - -- Thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it and therefore wilt certainly do it, for thy words never fail.
Thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it and therefore wilt certainly do it, for thy words never fail.
Haydock: 2Sa 7:27 - -- In his heart. Literally, "has found his heart," (Haydock) following the inspirations of divine grace, to pray with attention and love, (Calmet) and ...
In his heart. Literally, "has found his heart," (Haydock) following the inspirations of divine grace, to pray with attention and love, (Calmet) and confidence. (Haydock)

Haydock: 2Sa 7:29 - -- Begin. Hebrew, "please, or deign to bless." Septuagint and Jonathan, "begin." (Calmet)
Begin. Hebrew, "please, or deign to bless." Septuagint and Jonathan, "begin." (Calmet)
Gill: 2Sa 7:26 - -- And let thy name be magnified for ever,.... David desired the performance of the above things not so much for his own sake, and for the sake of his fa...
And let thy name be magnified for ever,.... David desired the performance of the above things not so much for his own sake, and for the sake of his family, as for the glory of God; his great concern was, that God might be magnified, and his greatness displayed, in making him and his family great; and particularly that he might be magnified and glorified in that famous Son of his, the Messiah, as he has been, Joh 13:31; and by all his people in succeeding ages:
saying, the Lord of hosts is the God over Israel; the Lord of armies above and below, is God over all, and in a special and peculiar manner God over Israel, literal and spiritual, that takes care of them, supplies, protects, and defends them:
and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee; as he had promised, 2Sa 7:16.

Gill: 2Sa 7:27 - -- For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel,.... As he is called in 2Sa 7:26,
hast revealed to thy servant; which he otherwise could not have known:
...
For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel,.... As he is called in 2Sa 7:26,
hast revealed to thy servant; which he otherwise could not have known:
saying, I will build thee an house; see 2Sa 7:11,
therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee; found his heart disposed to this service, or found freedom and boldness in him to put up this prayer to God; what encouraged and emboldened him to do it was the gracious promise of God, that he would build up his family, and establish his kingdom; or otherwise he could not have taken such liberty, and used such boldness with God in prayer, as to have requested it of him.

Gill: 2Sa 7:28 - -- And now, O Lord God, thou art that God,.... Who is the Lord of hosts, and the God of Israel, that has promised and is able to perform, and is faithfu...
And now, O Lord God, thou art that God,.... Who is the Lord of hosts, and the God of Israel, that has promised and is able to perform, and is faithful to his promise:
and thy words be true; are truly, punctually, and faithfully performed, never fail:
and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant; concerning building and establishing his house. David repeats this promise as being greatly affected with it, and fully assured of the performance of it.

Gill: 2Sa 7:29 - -- Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant,.... Not according to the merits of him or his family, but according to the soverei...
Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant,.... Not according to the merits of him or his family, but according to the sovereign will and pleasure of God; the Targum is, begin and bless; let the promised blessings begin to descend, that there may be some appearance of the performance of the promise, which may give encouragement that the whole will be fulfilled:
that it may continue for ever before thee; under his care and protection:
for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it; whose words never fall to the ground, but have a sure accomplishment:
and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever; even both with temporal and spiritual blessedness.

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Geneva Bible: 2Sa 7:26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts [is] the God over Israel: and let the ( n ) house of thy servant David be establishe...

Geneva Bible: 2Sa 7:29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast ( o ) spoken...

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TSK Synopsis -> 2Sa 7:1-29
TSK Synopsis: 2Sa 7:1-29 - --1 Nathan, first approving the purpose of David to build God a house,4 after by the word of God forbids him.12 God promises him benefits and blessings ...
Maclaren -> 2Sa 7:18-29
Maclaren: 2Sa 7:18-29 - --2 Samuel 7:18-29
God's promise by Nathan of the perpetuity of the kingdom in David's house made an era in the progress of revelation. A new element wa...
MHCC -> 2Sa 7:18-29
MHCC: 2Sa 7:18-29 - --David's prayer is full of the breathings of devout affection toward God. He had low thoughts of his own merits. All we have, must be looked upon as Di...
Matthew Henry -> 2Sa 7:18-29
Matthew Henry: 2Sa 7:18-29 - -- We have here the solemn address David made to God, in answer to the gracious message God had sent him. We are not told what he said to Nathan; no do...
Keil-Delitzsch -> 2Sa 7:18-29
Keil-Delitzsch: 2Sa 7:18-29 - --
David's prayer and thanksgiving. - 2Sa 7:18. King David came, i.e., went into the sanctuary erected upon Zion, and remained before Jehovah. ישׁ×...
Constable: 2Sa 1:1--8:18 - --V. DAVID'S TRIUMPHS chs. 1--8
The first 20 chapters of 2 Samuel are divisible into four uni...

Constable: 2Sa 5:17--9:1 - --C. The Establishment of the Kingdom 5:17-8:18
"As the story of David's accession to kingship over Judah ...

Constable: 2Sa 7:1-29 - --3. The giving of the Davidic Covenant ch. 7
In response to David's desire to honor God (ch. 6), ...
