Bible Commentary

Whereas I have not dwelt in [any] house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. Have walked – Implying the frequent moving of the tabernacle, in the times of the Judges, as opposed to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 7:6”

Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? 5. my servant David ] Any Israelite might call Himself God’s servant in addressing God: but only a few who were raised up to do special service, such as Moses and Joshua, are honoured … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 7:5”

And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, 4. the word of the Lord came unto Nathan ] Observe the clear distinction between Nathan’s own judgment, which approved David’s resolution, and the divine message which he was commissioned to deliver to David. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 7:4”

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that [is] in thine heart; for the LORD [is] with thee. Verse 3. Nathan said to the king] In this case he gave his judgment as a pious and prudent man, not as a prophet; for the prophets were not always under a Divine afflatus; it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 7:3”

That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. 2. Nathan the prophet ] The first mention of one of the most eminent men in the reigns of David and Solomon. It was he who rebuked David for his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 7:2”

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies; Ch. 2Sa 7:1-29. The Promise of Perpetual Dominion to the house of David =1 Chronicles 17. Cp. Psa 89:19-37 1 3. David’s desire to build a house for the Lord … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 7:1”

Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death. 23. Therefore Michal ] Simply, And Michal. She was condemned to the reproach of childlessness, the sharpest privation to an Oriental woman. Cp. Gen 30:1; 1Sa 1:5. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Therefore; not because of Davids … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 6:23”

And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honor. 22. And I will yet, &c.] And I will make myself yet more contemptible than this, and will be humble in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 6:22”

And David said unto Michal, [It was] before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. 21. It was before the Lord] Before the LORD, who chose me rather than thy … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 6:21”

Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! 20 23. Michal’s contemptuous pride … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 6:20”