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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

1 Chronicles 17

1 Chronicles 17:1

1 CHRONICLES CHAPTER 17. David, deigning to build God a house, Nathan at first approveth of it; after, by the word of God, forbiddeth him 1 CHRONICLES 17:1; promising him blessings and benefits in his seed, 1 CHRONICLES 17:11. David's prayer and thanksgiving, 1 CHRONICLES 17:16. This whole chapter i... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 17:14

IN MINE HOUSE; in my dwelling-place; either, 1. In Jerusalem, the place where God had put his name for ever, 2 KINGS 21:4,7 2 CHRONICLES 6:5,6: compare 1 KINGS 11:36, 1 KINGS 15:4. Or, 2. In the temple, which is more properly and constantly called _God's house_; and so this expression agrees but ve... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 17:17

i.e. Thou hast treated me as if I had been born the son of a great monarch, and not a poor shepherd, as indeed I was, O Lord God. Otherwise thus, _Thou hast regarded or respected me as the type or figure, or according to the rank or order of that excellent man, or man of high degree_, who is also _t... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 17:19

FOR THY SERVANT'S SAKE; in 2 SAMUEL 7:21, it is, _for thy word's sake_, i.e. for the sake of thy word and promise made to thy servant; as that phrase, for David's sake, is oft thus understood, for God's covenant's sake made with David.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 17:24

Or, _The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, is a God to Israel_, i.e. he is really to his people that which he hath styled himself, their God, having taken such care of them, and showed such mercy and truth to them, as did fully answer that title.... [ Continue Reading ]

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