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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

1 Chronicles 17:12

Ever often means only a long duration. The dominion of Christ shall have no end. (Calmet) --- The Church founded by this true David, (Haydock) falls heir to these promises. (Du Hamel)

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Chronicles 17:12. _I WILL ESTABLISH HIS THRONE FOR EVER._] David was a type of Christ; and concerning him the prophecy is literally true. See Isaiah 9:7, where there is evidently the same refe...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    7. THE COVENANT AND THE PROMISE CHAPTER 17 _ 1. David's plan to build a house (1 Chronicles 17:1)_ 2. The covenant and the promise (1 Chronicles 17:7) 3. David's praise and prayer ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVIDS PURPOSE TO BUILD A TEMPLE IS HINDERED BY NATHAN; GOD'S PROMISE TO HIM; HIS PRAYER (see notes on 2 Samuel 7). 1 Chronicles 17:1. in his house: the words in 2 Samuel 7:1, and the Lord had given h...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _me a house_ Sam. _an house for my name_....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    LESSON EIGHT 17-18 DAVID AND THE TEMPLE. ISRAEL GOES TO WAR. 9. DAVID'S PLANS FOR THE TEMPLE (Chapter 17) INTRODUCTION David's purpose to build the Temple resulted in Jehovah's revelation of the et...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _HE SHALL BUILD ME AN HOUSE, AND I WILL STABLISH HIS THRONE FOR EVER._ No JFB commentary on this verse....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID'S DESIRE TO BUILD THE TEMPLE DISALLOWED This chapter is almost identical with 2 Samuel 7:1....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 17 God’s special promise to David –...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    HE. — The emphatic word. BUILD ME. — Samuel, “for my name.” (See 1 Kings 8:29; 1 Kings 9:3.) HIS THRONE. — Samuel, “throne of his kingdom” — a characteristic abridgment....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    ה֥וּא יִבְנֶה ־לִּ֖י בָּ֑יִת וְ כֹנַנְתִּ֥י א

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The presence of the Ark in the city seems to have created in David the desire to provide for it a permanent and more worthy resting place. He declared his desire to Nathan. The prophet, acting without...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for (k) ever. (k) That is, to the coming of Christ: for then these figures would cease....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    But, Reader, if we pause to admire the conduct of Nathan, what a pause of admiration ought we to make here, in contemplating the goodness, the grace, the condescension, (what shall I call it) the asto...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    But although David was to connect kingly power in Zion with the ark of the covenant, and thus to secure blessing by the power of the king whom God had chosen, yet the warrior king was not to build the...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    See Gill "1Ch 17:1"....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Nathan first approouing the purpose of Dauid, to build God an house, 3 after by the word of God forbiddeth him. 11 Hee promiseth him blessings and benefits in his seed. 16 Dauids prayer and thank...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    He shall build Me an house, and I will establish His throne forever. The thought clearly looks forward to the house of the Church, the kingdom of the Messiah, and not only to the building of the Templ...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    David Accepts God's Promises With Thankfulness...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 17:12 build H1129 (H8799) house H1004 establish H3559 (H8790) throne H3678 forever H5704 H5769

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: David's desire to build the temple. The Davidie covenant and David's prayer. CHARACTERS: God, David, Nathan. CONCLUSION: Thrice happy is that people whose God is Jehovah, for He will be to...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    REFLECTIONS. In a temporal view the promise made to David, that his house should for ever fill the throne of Israel, must be regarded as a branch of the great national covenant, and consequently subje...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES 17:1 The Dynastic Promise to David. See 2 Samuel 7:1 and note. God’s promise to David is central to Chronicles. Israel’s identity as God’s people will be ex

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 17:10 Rather than David building Yahweh a house, God WILL BUILD... A HOUSE for David, in the form of a lasting dynasty. YOUR OFFSPRING AFTER YOU refers to Solomon. Th...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter coincides with 2 Samuel 7—records David’s purpose to build a house for God (1 Chronicles 17:1), and Nathan’s approval. God refuses to permit this, promises a perpetual ki...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This chapter is paralleled by 2 Samuel 7:1; and the parallel is for the most part very close. The purport of the two accounts may be said to be identical, while the variations of some few w...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And Nathan the prophet said, [Good,] do all that is in your heart; for God is with thee. And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord spoke to Nathan the prophet, and said, Go and tell David my s...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 22:10; 1 Chronicles 22:9; 1 Chronicles 28:6; 1 Corinthians 15:25;...

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