2 Samuel 7:27

For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֨ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hosts	צְבָא֜וֹת tze.va.'ot	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common feminine plural absolute
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
revealed	גָּלִ֜יתָה ga.Li.tah	H1540	to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense) · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
servant	עַבְדְּךָ֙ 'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
build	אֶבְנֶה 'ev.neh-	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
house	בַּ֖יִת Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular absolute
servant	עַבְדְּךָ֙ 'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
found	מָצָ֤א ma.Tza'	H4672	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
heart	לִבּ֔וֹ li.Bo	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
pray	לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל le.hit.pa.Lel	H6419	to judge (officially or mentally) · preposition + verb, hithpael infinitive construct
prayer	הַתְּפִלָּ֖ה ha.te.fi.Lah	H8605	intercession · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Chronicles 17:25-26 For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before th…
Psalms 10:17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
Ruth 4:4 And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem i…
1 Samuel 9:15 Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
Psalms 40:6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 7:18–end

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 God's messenger. But his answer to God he took himself, and did not send by Nathan. When ministers deliver God's message to us, it is not to them, but to God, that our hearts must reply; he understands the language of the heart, and to him we may come boldly. David had no sooner received the message than, while the impressions of it were fresh, he retired to return an answer. Observe, I. The place he retired to: He went in before the Lord, that is, into the tabernacle where the ark was, which wa…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 7:20

what can David say more unto thee?--that is, my obligations are greater than I can express. Next: 2 Samuel Chapter 8

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 7:25

And do as thou hast said - David well knew that all the promises made to himself and family were conditional; and therefore he prays that they may be fulfilled. His posterity did not walk with God, and therefore they were driven from the throne. It was taken from them by the neighboring nations, and it is now in the hands of the Mohammedans; all the promises have failed to David and his natural posterity, and to Christ and his spiritual seed alone are they fulfilled. Had David's posterity been faithful, they would, according to the promises of God, have been sitting on the Israelitish throne at this day. It is worthy of remark how seldom God employs a soldier in any spiritual work, just for…

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John Gill on 2 Samuel 7:27

For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel,.... As he is called in 2 Samuel 7:26, hast revealed to thy servant; which he otherwise could not have known: saying, I will build thee an house; see 2 Samuel 7:11, therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee; found his heart disposed to this service, or found freedom and boldness in him to put up this prayer to God; what encouraged and emboldened him to do it was the gracious promise of God, that he would build up his family, and establish his kingdom; or otherwise he could not have taken such liberty, and used such boldness with God in prayer, as to have requested it of him.

Dictionary and topics

Prayer, Private · Exemplified: David — Exemplified: David

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 7:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 7:18–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 7:20

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 7:25

John Gill on 2 Samuel 7:27

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2 Samuel 7:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 7:18–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 7:20

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 7:25

John Gill on 2 Samuel 7:27

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 7:18–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 7:26

Rashi on 2 Samuel 7:23