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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
please	הוֹאֵל֙ ho.'El	H2974	properly · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
bless	וּבָרֵךְ֙ u.va.reKh	H1288	to kneel · conjunction + verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
servant	עַבְדְּךָ֔ 'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
ever	לְעוֹלָ֖ם le.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
before	לְפָנֶ֑יךָ le.fa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֤י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִה֙ Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
spoken	דִּבַּ֔רְתָּ di.Bar.ta	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
blessing	וּמִבִּרְכָ֣תְךָ֔ u.mi.bir.Kha.te.kha	H1293	benediction · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
house	בֵּֽית beit-	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
servant	עַבְדְּךָ֖ 'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
blessed	יְבֹרַ֥ךְ ye.vo.Rakh	H1288	to kneel · verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
ever	לְעוֹלָֽם le.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Numbers 6:24-26 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
1 Chronicles 17:27 Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it s…
Psalms 115:12-15 The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
2 Samuel 22:51 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

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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 7:29

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 and bless; let the promised blessings begin to descend, that there may be some appearance of the performance of the promise, which may give encouragement that the whole will be fulfilled: that it may continue for ever before thee; under his care and protection: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it; whose words never fall to the ground, but have a sure accomplishment: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever; even both with temporal and spiritual blessedness.

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 7:29

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 7:29

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 7:29

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 7:29

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 7:18–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 7:26

Rashi on 2 Samuel 7:29