He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
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Gill's Exposition
He shall build an house for my name,.... For the honour of it, for the worship and service of God, as it is well known Solomon did; and so his antitype the Messiah, Zac 6:12,
and I will stablish the…
Barnes' Notes
He shall build an house ... - For the fulfillment of this in the person of Solomon, see 1Ki 8:16-20. For its application to Christ, see Joh 1:12; Eph 1:20-22; 1Ti 3:15; Heb 3:6; etc.; and Zec 6:12-13.…
Adam Clarke
He shall build - That is, Solomon shall build my temple, not thou, because thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars. See Ch1 22:8 (note); and see also the observations at the end, Sa2…
We have here a full revelation of God's favour to David and the kind intentions of that favour, the notices and assurances of which God sent him by Nathan the prophet, whom he entrusted to deliver…
Cambridge Bible
for my name The Name of God signifies God Himself so far as He has revealed and manifested Himself to men. His promise concerning the Temple was that He would "put His name there," that is, that He…
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