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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Chronicles 17:16

Who am I, &c. — We have here David's solemn address to God, in answer to his gracious message. How humbly does he here abase himself, and acknowledge his own unworthiness! How highly does he advance the name of God, and admire his condescending favour? With what devout affections does he magnify the God of Israel: with what assurance build upon the promise! What an example is this of believing, fervent prayer! The Lord enable us all thus to seek him!

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See also 1 Chronicles 17:16 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Chronicles 17:16. _AND WHAT_ IS _MINE HOUSE, THAT THOU HAST BROUGHT ME_ _HITHERTO?_] I am not of any regal family, and have no natural right to the throne....

  • 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

    WHO AM I? Figure of speech _Erotesis_. App-6. See notes on 2 Samuel 7:18. HITHERTO. to this point....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _And … came_ R.V. THEN … WENT IN (as Sam.), i.e. into the tent which he had pitched for the ark; 1 Chronicles 16:1. _sat before the Lord_ So LXX. and 2 Samuel 7:18. The Targ. rightly paraphrases, "and...

  • 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

    _AND DAVID THE KING CAME AND SAT BEFORE THE LORD, AND SAID, WHO AM I, O LORD GOD, AND WHAT IS MINE HOUSE, THAT THOU HAST BROUGHT ME HITHERTO?_ David the king ... sat before the Lord, and said - (see...

  • 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

    SAT BEFORE THE LORD. — In the tent of the Ark. AND SAID. — Comp. Psalms 18, title. WHO AM I. — The longer form of the pronoun _I_ is used in Samuel (_’anokhî;_ here _’anî_). O LORD GOD. — Heb., _Jeh...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יָּבֹא֙ הַ מֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֔יד וַ יֵּ֖שֶׁב

  • 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

    And David the king (m) came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who [am] I, O LORD God, and what [is] mine house, that thou hast brought me (n) hitherto? (m) He went into the tent where the Ark was, s...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    For the sake of shortness, I must again refer the Reader to the Commentary on this conduct of David, as it is written on the 7th chapter of the 2nd book of Samuel (2 Samuel 7:1). In addition to what i...

  • 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"....

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who [am] I, O LORD God, and what [is] mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? Ver. 16. _And sat before the Lord._] Or, Abode before...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Who am I?_ &c. We have here David's solemn address to God, in answer to his gracious message. How humbly does he here abase himself, and acknowledge his own unworthiness! How highly does he advance t...

  • 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

    David Accepts God's Promises With Thankfulness...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And David the king came and sat before the Lord, in the Tabernacle erected by him, over against the ark, AND SAID, realizing that the Lord's promise went far beyond a mere promise of establishing a dy...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SAT BEFORE THE LORD; which may note either his gesture, or his continuance there till he had finished this following prayer....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 17:16 King H4428 David H1732 in H935 (H8799) sat H3427 (H8799) before H6440 LORD H3068 said

  • 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

    _Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?_ THE GREATNESS OF DIVINE FAVOURS I. They infinitely surpass human desert. II. They fill all times from remotest pa...

  • 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 Samuel 7:12; 1 Samuel 9:21; 2 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Kings 19:14;...

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