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It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of this passage for both Jews and Christians. While David’s offer to build Yahweh a house or a temple was rejected, Yahweh promised to build David a house, that is, an everlasting dynasty. Davidic kings ruled in Jerusalem for more than four centuries, ending with the exiling … Continue reading “2 Samuel 7:1-14a Commentary by Ralph W. Klein”

Within David’s checkered story (a patchwork of triumph and downfall) comes a pivotal glimpse into the Lord’s relationship with David, Israel, and ultimately all of history by way of the promise of an eternal ‘house.’ Textual Horizon A snapshot of the events in the narrative leading up to this point of this periscope: after David … Continue reading “2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Commentary by Samuel Giere”

Royal hope and an undisturbed place The opening chapters of 2 Samuel describe protracted and bloody conflict over kingship between David and Saul’s son Ishbaal, assisted by their respective armies. Eventually Ishbaal is assassinated and David becomes king over the territories of both Judah and Israel.  Over the past year around the world a large … Continue reading “2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Commentary by Elna K. Solvang”

Second Samuel 7:1-16 (cf. 1 Chronicles 17:1-14) is about the establishment of two houses: (1) the “house” (i.e., dynasty) of David, whose foundations are Yhwh’s promises and fidelity and (2) the “house” (i.e., temple) of Yhwh, which would eventually be built by David’s son, Solomon. Houses, of course, bespeak permanence and presence. For Yhwh, this … Continue reading “2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Commentary by Michael J. Chan”

Over the next three weeks, we move from a “yes-but” narrative (2 Samuel 6) to a “YES!” narrative (2 Samuel 7) to a “NO!” narrative (2 Samuel 11). In 2 Samuel 6, David moves the neglected ark to his new capital in order to place God back into the center of communal life. However, the … Continue reading “2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Commentary by Richard W. Nysse”

Since the pulp-patron saint of archaeologists, Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones, Jr., appeared on the cinematic scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1984), the ark of God has played a role in popular imagination beyond the pages of Scripture and the walls of any synagogue or church.1 I, for one, remember my squeamish wonder the … Continue reading “2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Commentary by Samuel Giere”

If the last two weeks of the study of David’s consolidation of his reign are any indication, the new king certainly wore his emotions on his sleeves — well, when he was wearing sleeves, that is. And David’s emotions certainly run the gamut in this text. The passage recounts the transition of the Ark of … Continue reading “2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Commentary by David G. Garber Jr.”

God’s work is messy business. Perhaps this messiness is part of the appeal of the royal succession narratives in the opening chapters of 2 Samuel. The story reaches a crucial point with the initial establishment of Hebron and the subsequent relocation of the capital to Jerusalem. These chapters in 2 Samuel candidly recount all of … Continue reading “2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-5; Psalm 150 Commentary by Roger Nam”

David was anointed to be king three times. The first time, he was anointed by the prophet Samuel, secretly, and at God’s direction (1 Samuel 16:1 — 13). That divine designation and election was prior and most important, but David was also anointed king by a decision of the people.  First it was Judah where … Continue reading “2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 Commentary by Ralph W. Klein”

This pericope focuses on David’s coronation and capture of Jerusalem. When facing this text the preacher is faced with a choice regarding verses 6-8, left out of the reading according to the lectionary.  The first choice leaves things as, skipping the donut hole of verses 6-8; the second reads the whole, verses 1-10.  The first … Continue reading “2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 Commentary by Samuel Giere”