2 Samuel 7:2

That the king said unto Nathan the prophet,.... This is the first time this prophet is made mention of, but often afterwards, yet who he was, and from whence he came, is not known; he appears to be a…

Nathan the prophet - Here first mentioned, but playing an important part afterward (e. g. 2Sa 12:1; 1Ki 1:10; 1Ch 29:29; 2Ch 9:29). From the two last passages it appears that he wrote the history of…

I dwell in a house of cedar - That is, a house whose principal beams, ceiling, and wainscot, were cedar.

Dwelleth within curtains - Having no other residence but the tabernacle, which was a place…

Here is, I. David at rest. He sat in his house (Sa2 7:1), quiet and undisturbed, having no occasion to take the field: The Lord had given him rest round about, from all those that were enemies to his…

Nathan the prophet The first mention of one of the most eminent men in the reigns of David and Solomon. It was he who rebuked David for his sin with Bathsheba (ch. 2Sa 12:1 ff.); who became Solomon's…