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; Ver. 1. _When the king sat in his house._] His newly built house of cedar; and considered that God and his ark dwelt in _tabernaculo pelliceo et papillione,_ in a meaner tabernacle... [ Continue Reading ]
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. Ver. 2. _That the king said unto Nathan the prophet._] This he said out of that ardent devotion and zeal kindled and increased in him by his late religious joy at the remo... [ Continue Reading ]
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that [is] in thine heart; for the LORD [is] with thee. Ver. 3. _And Nathan said._] _Ex proprio sensu,_ out of his private opinion, and not by divine revelation. Good men, then, may be out in matters of religion, as here both David and Nathan were; neither is... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, Ver. 4. _And it came to pass that night._] _Post datum a Nathane intempestivum responsum._ God will not suffer his dear children to lie long in error: but if in anything they be otherwise minded, he will reveal even... [ Continue Reading ]
Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? Ver. 5. _Shalt thou build me an house?_] _q.d., _ In no wise. I accept of thy good will, 1Ki 8:18 and will see thee well satisfied for the same: but I have other work for thee to do, 1Ki 5:3 and shal... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 6. _But have walked in a tent and in a tubernacle._] By tent, some understand the hangings made of goats' hair; and by... [ Continue Reading ]
In all [the places] wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? Ver. 7. _Spake I a word._] They waited for my warrant for such an enterprise: and wilt... [ Continue Reading ]
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: Ver. 8. _Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David._] God signified his good acceptance by calling him... [ Continue Reading ]
And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great [men] that [are] in the earth. Ver. 9. _I was with thee, &c._] And so have sufficiently sealed up my love to thee. _ Like unto the n... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime, Ver. 10. _Moreover I will appoint,_] _q.d., _ For thy further comfort and encourag... [ Continue Reading ]
And as since the time that I commanded judges [to be] over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house. Ver. 11. _That he will make thee an house,_] _i.e., _ Give thee a numerous and longlasting offspring to succe... [ Continue Reading ]
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. Ver. 12. _And thou shalt sleep with thy fathers._] _Quando cubitum te contuleris,_ When thou shalt go to bed. When God's... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. Ver. 13. _He shall build an house for my name._] Solomon, a material temple; Christ, a mystical - that is, the Church, which is the house of God. 1Ti 3:15 The Jews say that the Messiah is to build a temple,... [ Continue Reading ]
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: Ver. 14. _I will be his father._] Solomon's, by adoption and regeneration. See 2 Corinthians 6:18. Christ's, by eternal generation and personal u... [ Continue Reading ]
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took [it] from Saul, whom I put away before thee. Ver. 15. _But my mercy shall not depart away from him._] Why then _Feri, Domine, feri,_ saith Luther. Strike while thou wilt, Lord; my sins are pardoned. I thank thee, O Lord, for all my pain, as ano... [ Continue Reading ]
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. Ver. 16. _Thy throne shall be established for ever._] It shall, it shall - take my word for it: - in Christ, howsoever, who shall reign as God-man throughout all eternity.... [ Continue Reading ]
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. Ver. 17. _So did Nathan speak unto David._] He unsaid what he had said before, 2Sa 7:3 and thought it no such disgrace - since God had now revealed his mind to the contrary - as Jonah did, Jon 4:1-3 swel... [ Continue Reading ]
Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who [am] I, O Lord GOD? and what [is] my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? Ver. 18. _And sat before the Lord._] So Elias sat under the juniper, and prayed; Stephen kneeled; Act 7:60 so did Paul and his company. Act 20:36 The pu... [ Continue Reading ]
And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And [is] this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? Ver. 19. _And this was yet a small thing in thy sight._] We should make the most of God's mercies unto us in our thankful... [ Continue Reading ]
And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant. Ver. 20. _And what can David say more unto thee?_] More I would say, but I want words, and am at a loss. But thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant - viz., that I could wish I had the "tongue of men and angels"; and that I... [ Continue Reading ]
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know [them]. Ver. 21. For thy word's sake,] _i.e., _ For thy Christ's sake, saith Junius: or for thy promise's sake made unto me by Nathan, as 2 Samuel 7:25 . _ And according to thine... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for [there is] none like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. Ver. 22. _Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God._] Great in goodness. _Optimus Maximus._ According to all that we have heard with our ears.... [ Continue Reading ]
And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people, [even] like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, [from] the nations and their god... [ Continue Reading ]
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... [ Continue Reading ]
And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish [it] for ever, and do as thou hast said. Ver. 25. _Do as thou hast said._] David knew well that God's promises must be put into suit, must be prayed over. Eliah went forth to pray for rai... [ Continue Reading ]
And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts [is] the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee. Ver. 26. _And let thy name be magnified for ever._] That God may be glorified by his benefits on us conferred, should be the principal end o... [ Continue Reading ]
For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. Ver. 27. _Therefore hath thy servant found in his heart._] Or, as some read it, and the original will well bear it... [ Continue Reading ]
And now, O Lord GOD, thou [art] that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: Ver. 28. Thou art that God … and thou hast promised.] David hath never done with this; but improves it, and works out the goodness of it, by actuating his faith upon the promise.... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken [it]: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. Ver. 29. _Let it please thee to bless._] Heb., Be thou pleased and bless. An... [ Continue Reading ]