Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Samuel 7:12-16
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—2 Samuel 7:11. “And as since,” etc. The first clause of this verse should be connected with 2 Samuel 7:10, thus, neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as before and as since, or from the day, etc.2 Samuel 7:8-11. “The connection between these verses and 2 Samuel 7:5-7 is as follows: Thou shalt not build a house for Me, but I, who have from the very beginning glorified myself in thee and my people, will build a house for thee.… The kingdom... read more
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 7:15
My mercy, or my kindness, i. e. the kingdom which l have mercifully an kindly promised to thee and thine. As I took it from Saul; in regard of his posterity, for the kingdom was continued to his person during life. read more