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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
Th...
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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 ...
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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...
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speak _more_ R.V. SAY YET MORE.
_for the honour of thy servant_ R.V. CONCERNING THE HONOUR WHICH IS
DONE TO THY SERVANT. Samuel omits these words.
_thou knowest thy servant_ Approvest, acceptest; cp....
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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...
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DAVID'S DESIRE TO BUILD THE TEMPLE DISALLOWED
This chapter is almost identical with 2 Samuel 7:1....
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THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES
GOD RULES HISTORY
1 CHRONICLES
_Ian Mackervoy_
CHAPTER 17
God’s special promise to David –...
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Samuel has the omitted “speak.” (Comp. Psalms 120:3.) The word
translated “for the honour,” may be a corruption of that for “to
speak.”
OF THY SERVANT? — The Hebrew term is in the accusative case, an...
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מַה ־יֹּוסִ֨יף עֹ֥וד דָּוִ֛יד
אֵלֶ֖יךָ לְ כָב
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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...
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_Known him. Treating him with love and tenderness, as a friend. How
can David sufficiently testify his gratitude?_...
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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...
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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...
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See Gill "1Ch 17:1"....
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What can David [speak] more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for
thou knowest thy servant.
Ver. 18. _For thou knowest thy servant,_] _i.e., _ Thou knowest the
thankfulness of my mind, which ind...
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_For the honour of thy servant_ The honour God puts upon his servants,
by taking them into covenant and communion with himself, is so great,
that they need not, they cannot desire to be more highly ho...
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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...
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What can David speak more to Thee for the honor of Thy servant? For
Thou knowest Thy servant. God knew that David in himself was utterly
unworthy of the honor bestowed upon him, but He vouchsafed it o...
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David Accepts God's Promises With Thankfulness...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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1 Chronicles 17:18 more H3254 (H8686) David H1732 honor H3519 servant
H5650 know H3045 (H8804) servant H565
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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...
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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...
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_And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord._
A MODEL OF DEVOUT THANKSGIVING
I. Over what he rejoices.
1. Over great blessings received.
2. Over yet greater blessings promised.
II. In w...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The honour of thy servant — The honour God puts upon his servants,
by taking them into covenant and communion with himself, is so great,
that they need not, they cannot desire to be more highly honour...