2Sa 7:1-3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Sam 7:1-29: 7:1-29 David was not satisfied merely building a tent for the Ark (6:17 ). He wanted to build a house for God. Summary for 2Sam 7:1-2: 7:1-2 If God had only a tent while David had a palace, it might create the impression that David was the real king rather than God. Thus, David intended to build a temple for God. 7:1 from all ... enemies: See Deut 12:9-10 ; 1 Kgs 5:4 ; 8:56 . David’s rest was temporary because shortly he was at war again (see 2 Sam 8:1-18 ).

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‏ 2 Samuel 7:1-3

Summary for 2Sam 7:1-29: 7:1-29 ^a David was not satisfied merely building a tent for the Ark (6:17 ^b). He wanted to build a house for God.
Summary for 2Sam 7:1-2: 7:1-2 ^c If God had only a tent while David had a palace, it might create the impression that David was the real king rather than God. Thus, David intended to build a temple for God. 7:1 ^d from all ... enemies: See Deut 12:9-10 ^e; 1 Kgs 5:4 ^f; 8:56 ^g. David’s rest was temporary because shortly he was at war again (see 2 Sam 8:1-18 ^h).
7:2 ⁱ Nathan is recorded in David’s life on three occasions: (1) here with a promise for David; (2) in 12:1-15 ^j with a parable of judgment against David; (3) in 1 Kgs 1:11-27 ^k with a plan for installing Solomon as David’s successor.

• A cedar palace would have been made of stone with cedar paneling inside.
7:3 ^l Go ahead and do whatever you have in mind: Nathan’s counsel to David was Nathan’s own idea. As it turned out, God disqualified David from building the Temple (see 1 Chr 22:8 ^m). Even true prophets are fallible when speaking on their own initiative rather than from God’s revelation.