CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 7:1. “WHEN THE KING SAT IN HIS HOUSE,” etc., _i.e_. the palace mentioned in 2 Samuel 5:11. Many commentators place the events of this chapter later on in the life of David, inasmuch as they think it could not be said at this period that he had “rest from all h... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 7:11. “AND AS SINCE,” etc. The first clause of this verse should be connected with 2 Samuel 7:10, thus, _neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as before and as since, or from the day, etc_. 2 Samuel 7:8. “The connection between these... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 7:17. “WORDS.” … “VISION.” “The _words_, as the content of God’s revelation to Nathan, are distinguished from the _vision_ as indication of its _form_ and _mode_.” _(Erdmann.)_ “The _vision_ (a communication received in a waking condition) is constantly disti... [ Continue Reading ]