2Sa 7:13-16 | JFB | STEP | 13. He shall build an house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever —This declaration referred, in its primary application, to Solomon, and to the temporal kingdom of David's family. But in a larger and sublimer sense, it was meant of David's Son of another nature ( ). [See on .] . DAVID'S PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING.

2 Samuel 7:13-16

13. He shall build an house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever—This declaration referred, in its primary application, to Solomon, and to the temporal kingdom of David's family. But in a larger and sublimer sense, it was meant of David's Son of another nature (Heb 1:8). [See on 1Ch 17:14.]

2Sa 7:18-29. DAVID'S PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING.

4-17. it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan—The command was given to the prophet on the night immediately following; that is, before David could either take any measures or incur any expenses.