Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 7:24
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel [to be] a people unto thee forever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
24. thou hast confirmed ] Established, the same word as in 2Sa 7:13. Cp. Deu 32:6.
art become their God ] Hast proved Thyself to be their God, in fulfilment of the promises in Gen 17:7-8; Exo 6:7.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Thou hast confirmed to thyself; partly by thy promises, and that sure covenant which thou hast made with them; and partly by thy glorious works wrought on their behalf, as it appears this day.
Thou art become their God, in a peculiar manner, and by special relation and covenant; for otherwise he is the God and Father of all things, 1Co 8:6.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel [to be] a people unto thee for ever,…. So long as they were obedient to him, and observed his laws and statutes, and abode by his worship and ordinances, otherwise he would write a “loammi” on them, as he has, see Ho 1:9;
and thou, Lord, art become their God; their covenant God, they having avouched him to be their God, and he having avouched them to be his people, De 26:17.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
2Sa 7:24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel [to be] a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
Ver. 24. For thou hast confirmed to thyself, ] i.e., All the Israel of God by a perpetual covenant: by thy benefits also thou hast gained them unto thee, and to thine obedience.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
confirmed: Gen 17:7, Deu 26:18
art become: 2Sa 7:23, Exo 15:2, Deu 27:9, 1Ch 17:22, Psa 48:14, Isa 12:2, Jer 31:1, Jer 31:33, Jer 32:38, Hos 1:10, Zec 13:9, Joh 1:12, Rom 9:25, Rom 9:26, 1Pe 2:10
Reciprocal: Exo 6:7 – will take
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 7:24-26. For thou hast confirmed Partly by thy promises, and that solemn and sure covenant into which thou hast entered with them; and partly by thy glorious works wrought on their behalf, as it appears this day. Thou art become their God In a peculiar manner, and by special relation and covenant; for otherwise he is the God and Father of all. The word concerning thy servant and his house, establish thou it And yet he did not desire this great kindness merely for his own sake and the sake of his family, but that God might be glorified in what he did for him and them. Thus it follows, And let thy name be magnified for ever Never cease to manifest thyself to be the God and governor of Israel, and let all men acknowledge that the God of Israel is the Lord of hosts, the Lord of heaven and earth, of angels and men, and faithful in his promises to the house of David.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
7:24 For thou hast {m} confirmed to thyself thy people Israel [to be] a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
(m) He shows that God’s free election is the only reason why the Israelites were chosen to be his people.