2 Samuel 7:3

Contextual Overview

¹ And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies round about, ¹ When King David was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies, ¹ And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about, ¹ King David was living in his palace, and the Lord had given him peace from all his enemies around him. ¹ The king settled into his palace, for the Lord gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides. ¹ And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest around from all his enemies; ¹ It happened, when the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies round about, ¹When King David lived in his house (palace) and the LORD had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, ¹ Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, ¹ Forsothe it was doon, whanne the kyng Dauid hadde sete in his hows, and the Lord hadde youe reste to hym on ech side fro alle hise enemyes,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

do: 2 Kings 4:27

all that: 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Kings 8:17, 1 Kings 8:18, 1 Chronicles 22:7, 1 Chronicles 28:2, Psalms 20:4, Psalms 37:4

for the: 1 Samuel 10:7, 1 John 2:27

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:7 - Do all 2 Kings 20:5 - Turn again 1 Chronicles 17:2 - for God 2 Chronicles 6:7 - General Isaiah 38:5 - and say

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Nathan said to the king, go, do till that [is] in thine heart,.... He perceived it was in his heart to build an house for God; he knew an house was to be built at one time or another, by some person or another; he knew it was a good work, and fit for a king to do, and might think this was a proper time any, he being at leisure, and therefore encouraged him to it: but inasmuch as the time when and the person by whom this was to be built were not pointed out particularly in the word of God, David and he should have consulted the Lord about it; in this they erred, and for which they were tacitly reproved; for, as the event shows, this was not the time when, nor David the person by whom, it was to be built. Nathan said this as a pious and good man, in a private capacity, not as a prophet, or under a spirit of prophecy; for prophets did not always speak under such an influence, but, as private men, said some things ignorantly and through mistake; see

1 Samuel 16:6;

for the Lord [is] with thee; prospering and succeeding him in all he undertook, giving him rest from all his enemies; and he might think that this motion he now made of building an house was from the Lord; the Targum is,

"the Word of the Lord shall be for thine help,''

or thine helper, and shall assist thee in this work. David being thus encouraged by the prophet, his thoughts were more employed about it, and he was resolute and eager to perform it; and now it was he penned the hundred thirty second psalm, in which he expresses his oath and vow to find a place to build on, Psalms 132:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 7:3. Nathan said to the king — In this case he gave his judgment as a pious and prudent man, not as a prophet; for the prophets were not always under a Divine afflatus; it was only at select times they were thus honoured.

For the Lord is with thee. — Thou hast his blessing in all that thou doest, and this pious design of thine will most certainly meet with his approbation.