2That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
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And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-3)Here is, I. David at rest. He sat in his house (2 Sam. 7:1), quiet and undisturbed, having no occasion to take the field: The Lord had given him rest round about , from all those that were enemies to his settlement in the throne, and he set himself to enjoy that rest. Though he was a man of war, he was for peace (Ps. 120:7) and did not delight in war. He had not been long at rest, nor was it long…
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