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See also 1 Chronicles 17:27 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Chronicles 17:27. _FOR THOU BLESSEST, O LORD_] "Thou beginnest to bless the house of thy servant, therefore it shall be blessed for ever." - _T_. THE reader is requested to refer to 2 Samuel...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The marginal rendering is preferable....

  • 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

    BLESS... BLESSEST... BLESSED. Figure of speech _Polyptoton_ App-6....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _now therefore let it please thee … that_it _may be_… it shall be _blessed_ R.V. AND NOW IT HATH PLEASED THEE … THAT IT MAY CONTINUE … IT IS BLESSED. _thou blessest, O Lord, and_it shall be _blessed_...

  • 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...

  • 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

    NOW THEREFORE LET IT PLEASE THEE. — Rather, _and now Thou hast willed to bless._ Samuel: “and now be willing, and bless.” FOR THOU BLESSEST, O LORD. — _For Thou, Jehovah, hast blessed._ Samuel is, as...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ עַתָּ֗ה הֹואַ֨לְתָּ֙ לְ בָרֵךְ֙ אֶת ־בֵּ֣י

  • 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...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS READER! observe how truly lovely and graceful a devout heart appears in the highest of characters among the sons of men. How much greater doth David shine in this chapter, when going in b...

  • 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

    Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and [it shall be] blessed for ever. Ver. 27. _Now therefore let it...

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

    _Let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant_ He is therefore encouraged to ask a blessing because God had intimated to him that he had blessings in store for him and his family; _thou blesse...

  • 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

    now, therefore, let it please Thee to bless the house of Thy servant that it may be before Thee forever; for Thou blessest, O Lord, and it shall be blessed forever. Cf Psalms 33:9. The temple to which...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 17:27 pleased H2974 (H8689) bless H1288 (H8763) house H1004 servant H5650 before H6440 forever...

  • 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

    _Therefore now, Lord, let the thing that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant._ TRUE PRAYER It is-- I. Grounded on God’s promise. II. It regards God’s honour solely (1 Chronicles 17:24). III....

  • 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

    Ephesians 1:3; Genesis 27:33; Psalms 72:17; Romans 11:29...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Blessed for ever — David's prayer concludes, as God's promise did, 1 Chronicles 17:14, with that which is for ever. God's word looks at things eternal. And so should our desires and hopes....

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