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Kretzmann's Popular Commentary

1 Chronicles 17:6

Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the Judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed, to take care of and rule, My people, saying, Why have ye not built Me an house of cedars?

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See also 1 Chronicles 17:6 in other biblical comments:

  • 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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WALKED. walked to and fro. JUDGES. 2 Samuel 7:7. "tribes". These could "feed" only by judges, so both agree. MY PEOPLE. Western MSS. read _'Ammi_. My People. The Eastern MSS. read _'Ammo_. His Peopl...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the judges_ A better reading than _the tribes_(Sam.). _of cedars_ R.V. OF CEDAR; cp. 1 Chronicles 17:1....

  • 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

    _WHERESOEVER I HAVE WALKED WITH ALL ISRAEL, SPAKE I A WORD TO ANY OF THE JUDGES OF ISRAEL, WHOM I COMMANDED TO FEED MY PEOPLE, SAYING, WHY HAVE YE NOT BUILT ME AN HOUSE OF CEDARS?_ Spake I a word to...

  • 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

    WHERESOEVER. — _As long as_... Literally, _In all that_... WITH (in) ALL ISRAEL. — Samuel, “in (among) all the sons of Israel.” (Comp. Leviticus 26:11; Deuteronomy 23:15.) THE JUDGES OF ISRAEL. — Sam...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    בְּ כֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר ־הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮ בְּ כָל ־י

  • 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

    Wheresoever I have (f) walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars? (f) Meaning, whe...

  • 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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 17:6 moved H1980 (H8694) Israel H3478 spoken H1696 (H8765) word H1697 any H259 judges H8199 ...

  • 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 Biblical Illustrator

    _Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house._ THE KING’S PROPOSAL I. David’s proposal. 1. A noble purpose. 2. A generous purpose. 3. A purpose commended by the prophet. II. God’s disapproval...

  • 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 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 11:2; 1 Samuel 12:11; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 2 Samuel 7:7;...

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