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Selected Verse: 2 Samuel 7:2 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Sa 7:2 |
King James |
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. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
NATHAN APPROVES THE PURPOSE OF DAVID TO BUILD GOD A HOUSE. (Sa2 7:1-3)
the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar--The palace which Hiram had sent men and materials to build in Jerusalem had been finished. It was magnificent for that age, though made wholly of wood: houses in warm countries not being required to possess the solidity and thickness of walls which are requisite for dwellings in regions exposed to rain and cold. Cedar was the rarest and most valuable timber. The elegance and splendor of his own royal mansion, contrasted with the mean and temporary tabernacle in which the ark of God was placed, distressed the pious mind of David. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Nathan the prophet - Here first mentioned, but playing an important part afterward (e. g. Sa2 12:1; Kg1 1:10; Ch1 29:29; Ch2 9:29). From the two last passages it appears that he wrote the history of David's reign, and a part at least of Solomon's. His distinctive title is the prophet, that of Gad the seer (compare Sa1 9:9). He was probably nuch younger than David. In Sa2 7:3, he spoke his own private opinion; in Sa2 7:4, this was corrected by the word of the Lord. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Curtains - That is, in a tent or tabernacle, Sa2 7:6, composed of several curtains. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
I dwell in a house of cedar - That is, a house whose principal beams, ceiling, and wainscot, were cedar.
Dwelleth within curtains - Having no other residence but the tabernacle, which was a place covered with the skins of beasts, Exo 26:14. |
1 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;
2 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.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
1 And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
6 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.
14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.