1 Chronicles 17:1
Compare throughout 2 Samuel 7 and the notes found there.... [ Continue Reading ]
Compare throughout 2 Samuel 7 and the notes found there.... [ Continue Reading ]
MY SON - The minatory clause which occurs after this in Samuel is here omitted, because the writer is not about to record the sins of Solomon, or the sufferings 1 Kings 11:9 which he thereby brought upon himself.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAST REGARDED ME ... - i. e., “Thou hast elevated me above other men, by making my kingdom perpetual, regarding me as if I were a man of high degree.” Compare the 2 Samuel 7:19 note.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE HONOR OF THY SERVANT - i. e., “for the honor which Thou hast done for Thy servant.” The Septuagint omits “Thy servant,” and renders it: “What can David say more to Thee to glorify Thee? For Thou knowest,” etc.... [ Continue Reading ]
Some prefer, “And let Thy name be established and magnified forever:” i. e., “Let not only Thy promise stand firm, but let Thy Name also stand firm (continue to be held in honor) and be magnified,” etc.... [ Continue Reading ]
The marginal rendering is preferable.... [ Continue Reading ]