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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

1 Chronicles 17:10

Furthermore I tell thee, &c. Must he think that his purpose was in vain, and that he should lose the reward of it? No: it being God's act that prevented the execution of it, he shall be as fully recompensed as if it had been done.

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See also 1 Chronicles 17:10 in other biblical comments:

  • 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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _and since the time … Israel. Moreover … Furthermore_ R.V. AND AS FROM THE DAY … ISRAEL; AND … MOREOVER … _subdue all thine enemies_ Sam. (R.V.) _cause thee to rest from all thine enemies_. _build t...

  • 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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND SINCE THE TIME THAT I COMMANDED JUDGES TO BE OVER MY PEOPLE ISRAEL. MOREOVER I WILL SUBDUE ALL THINE ENEMIES. FURTHERMORE I TELL THEE THAT THE LORD WILL BUILD THEE AN HOUSE._ And since the time...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    17:10 subdue (b-18) Or 'I have subdued.'...

  • 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

    AND SINCE THE TIME THAT I COMMANDED JUDGES. — Heb., _from days that..._ Samuel, more definitely, “from the day that I appointed judges ever my people.” This whole clause should not have been separated...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ לְ מִ יָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוִּ֤יתִי שֹֽׁפְטִ

  • 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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And since the time that I commanded judges [to be] over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will (i) build thee an house. (i) Will give y...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    But, Reader, if we pause to admire the conduct of Nathan, what a pause of admiration ought we to make here, in contemplating the goodness, the grace, the condescension, (what shall I call it) the asto...

  • 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"....

  • 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

    Furthermore I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house. (Cf with the entire passage 2 Samuel 7:12, and note that the peculiarity of prophecy to combine thoughts near at hand with those afar of...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    DAVID FORBIDDEN TO BUILD GOD A HOUSE...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 17:10 time H3117 commanded H6680 (H8765) judges H8199 (H8802) people H5971 Israel H3478 subdue...

  • 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

    _Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house._ THE KING’S PROPOSAL I. David’s proposal. 1. A noble purpose. 2. A generous purpose. 3. A purpose commended by the prophet. II. God’s disapproval...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote._ GOD IN PERSONAL LIFE I. God elevates men from the lowest to the highest station in life. II. God helps men to do the work for which t...

  • 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 ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 17:10 Rather than David building Yahweh a house, God WILL BUILD... A HOUSE for David, in the form of a lasting dynasty. YOUR OFFSPRING AFTER YOU refers to Solomon. Th...

  • 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

    1 Corinthians 15:25; 1 Samuel 13:19; 1 Samuel 13:20; 1 Samuel 13:5;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Furthermore, &c. — Must he think, that his purpose was in vain, and that he should lose the reward of it? No: it being God's act that prevented the execution of it, he shall be as fully recompensed as...

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