2 Samuel 7:29
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant,.... Not according to the merits of him or his family, but according to the sovereign will and pleasure of God; the Targum is, begin…
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 be blessed Or, shall the house of thy servant be blessed. David concludes with words of confident hope, on the ground that "Jehovah hath spoken it." Cp. 1Ch 17:27.
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