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2 Samuel 7:16

thy kingdom shall be stablished Better, thy kingdom shall be made sure. Two different words are translated "shall be stablished" in this verse. The second corresponds to that in 2 Samuel 7:13: the first is that rendered in 1 Samuel 2:35, "a surehouse, and in Isaiah 55:3, "the suremercies of David."

before thee The explanation that "David is regarded as seeing all his descendants pass before him in a vision," is forced, and it is best to follow the LXX. in reading before me. This reading moreover seems to be required by 2 Samuel 7:26; 2 Samuel 7:29.

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THEE. Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "Me"....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    I WILL ESTABLISH THE THRONE OF HIS KINGDOM FOR EVER— We have often had occasion to remark, in the course of these notes, that the phrase _for ever_ and those similar to it, frequently signify in the O...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    7:16 firm (a-10) Or 'made sure.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ נֶאְמַ֨ן בֵּיתְךָ֧ וּ מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ עַד...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be (g) established for ever. (g) This was begun in Solomon, as a figure, but accomplished in Christ....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Samuel 7:16 house H1004 kingdom H4467 established H539 (H8738) forever H5704 H5769 before H6440 throne H3678 esta

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Before thee — Thine eyes in some sort beholding it: for he lived to see his wise son Solomon actually placed in the throne, with reputation and general applause, which was in itself a good presage of...

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