2 Samuel 7:26
And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
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Gill's Exposition
And let thy name be magnified for ever,.... David desired the performance of the above things not so much for his own sake, and for the sake of his family, as for the glory of God; his great concern…
We have here the solemn address David made to God, in answer to the gracious message God had sent him. We are not told what he said to Nathan; no doubt he received him very kindly and respectfully as…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
let the house of thy servant David be established Rather, the house of thy servant David shall be established; an expression of confident assurance, the ground of which is introduced by the "for" of…
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