John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 7:26

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And let thy name be magnified for ever, etc.] David desired the performance of the above things not so much for his own sake, and for the sake of his family, as for the glory of God; his great concern was, that God might be magnified, and his greatness displayed, in making him and his family great; and particularly that he might be magnified and glorified in that famous Son of his, the Messiah, as he has been, (<431331>John 13:31,32); and by all his people in succeeding ages: saying, the Lord of hosts [is] the God over Israel; the Lord of armies above and below, is God over all, and in a special and peculiar manner God over Israel, literal and spiritual, that takes care of them, supplies, protects, and defends them: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee; as he had promised, (<100716>2 Samuel 7:16).

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