“As for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my statutes and my ordinances; then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, according as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘There shall not fail you a man to be ruler in Israel.’
But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them; then I will pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. This house, which is so high, everyone who passes by it shall be astonished, and shall say, ‘Why has Yahweh done this to this land and to this house?’ They shall answer, ‘Because they abandoned Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and took other gods, worshiped them, and served them. Therefore he has brought all this evil on them.’ ”
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v20 Which thing declareth that God had more respect to…
Which thing declareth that God had more respect to their salvation, than to the advancement of his own glory: and whereas men abuse those things which God hath appointed to set forth his praise, he doth withdraw his graces thence.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On v22 2Ch 7:22 And it shall be answered, Because they…
2Ch 7:22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
Ver. 22. And it shall be answered.] Or, And they shall answer. {1Ki 9:9} Non quidem omnes, sed pii et rerum periti. The godly who shall say so.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv18, 20, 21, 22 Verse 18. There shall not fail thee a man]…
Verse 18. There shall not fail thee a man] This promise was not fulfilled, because the condition was not fulfilled; they forsook God, and he cut them off, and the throne also.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv17, 19 2Ch 7:17-18. If thou wilt walk before me, &c.…
2Ch 7:17-18. If thou wilt walk before me, &c. — He promises to establish and perpetuate Solomon’s kingdom, on condition that he persevered in his duty; assuring him, that if he hoped for the benefit of God’s covenant with David, he must imitate the example of David.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv17, 20, 21, 22 17. shalt observe] R.V. wilt keep (as 1Ki_9:4).
17. shalt observe] R.V. wilt keep (as 1Ki_9:4).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv17–22 (17) Walked.—Kings adds, “in perfectness of heart, and in…
(17) Walked.—Kings adds, “in perfectness of heart, and in uprightness.” So Syriac and Arabic.
And do.—So LXX., Vulg., and Arabic. The Heb. is wĕ-la‘asôth, “and to do,” a construction which the chronicler sometimes uses in continuation of a future (imperfect tense). But Kings has “to do,” an infinitive defining the former verb; and so the Syriac here.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv17, 19, 21 Vers. 17, 18. These two verses glance at the…
Vers. 17, 18. These two verses glance at the first petition of Solomon"s prayer. (2Ch_6:15-17 See also 2Ch_3:12; 2Sa_7:12; 1Ch_22:10)
Vers. 17-22.
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The Divine promise.
This is very large and generous, but it is always conditional. God never makes a promise which is absolutely unconditional. We can readily see that it is morally impossible for him to do so; it would be unrighteous, unwise, and, in the end, unkind so to do. tie must and does say, "If... then I will; if not then I will not." So was it (or so is it) with
I THE ROYAL FAMILY. God"s promise to David and to Solomon that the royal house should be established and should continue to reign was conditional on their allegiance to himself (: (1Ch_22:13 1Ch_28:7) "If thou wilt walk before me," etc. (ver. 17). The melancholy issue proved only too well that there was no possibility of the fulfilment of the hope apart from obedience to the will of God.
II THE NATION. God"s promises to Israel were great, but they, were conditional on its fidelity. In this passage the possibility of forfeiture is very fully stated (vers. 19-22). And in the long exile which the Jews suffered in Babylon, and in the terrible dispersion after the destruction of Jerusalem and the extinction of Israel as a nation, we find a fearful fulfilment of the solemn warning of the text. God deals with families and with nations now as he did with his own people. If they walk in truth, in wisdom, in righteousness, in godliness, they are established; but if they depart from faith and purity, they fall. History will furnish ample illustration of the doctrine; the observation of one long life will supply strong corroboration of its truth.
III THE INDIVIDUAL SOUL. God makes very great promises to us all; they are "exceeding great and precious". (2Pe_1:4) They include the forgiveness of sins, restoration to perfect Sonship, guidance and provision through all our earthly course, the preservation of our spiritual integrity in trial and temptation, a full response to our prayer and our Christian effort, peace in death, everlasting glory. But not one of these is promised to us irrespective of our attitude or our action. We must repent of our sin, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, if we would be forgiven and restored; we must seek first the kingdom of God, and ask honestly and sincerely for Divine help, if we would receive all needful blessings for the life that now is; we must shun the spiritual peril which we are not called upon to face, and strive against the enemy we have to encounter, if we would prevail against our adversaries; we must abide in Christ, if we would bear the fruits of the Spirit of God; we must be prayerful and persevering and devoted, if we would work a good work for our Lord and our race; we must be faithful unto death, if we would wear and win "the crown of life. C.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv19, 21 But if you turn away
But if you turn away
Here "turn away" from God is a metaphor meaning to stop worshiping him. AT: "But if you stop worshiping me" (See: Metaphor)
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you turn away
Possible meanings are that the word "you" refers 1) to all the people of Israel, or 2) to Solomon and his descendants.
my statutes and my commandments
Here the words "commandments" and "statutes" mean basically the same thing and emphasize all that Yahweh has commanded. (See: Doublet)
I will uproot them from out of my ground that I have given them
The word "them" refers to the people of Israel. God speaks of making his people leave his land as if they were plants that he would pull up by their roots out of the soil. AT: "I will make them leave the land I have given them" (See: Metaphor)
This house
This refers to the temple.
that I have set apart for my name
Possible meanings are 1) Yahweh's name represents himself. AT: "that I have set apart for myself" or 2) Yahweh's name represents his reputation. AT: "that I have set apart for my reputation" (See: Metonymy)
I will cast away from before me
God speaks of rejecting his temple as if he were to throw it far away from himself. AT: "I will reject it" or "I will ignore it" (See: Metaphor)
I will make it a proverb and a joke among all the peoples
"I will cause all the peoples to make proverbs and jokes about it" or "because of what I do to it, all the nations will mock and ridicule it"
translationWords
turn
forsake
statute
command
worship
set apart
proverb
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv17, 19 7:17-18 God declared to Solomon that God’s Kingdom is…
7:17-18 God declared to Solomon that God’s Kingdom is eternal. Where 1 Kgs 9:5 states that one of his descendants will always be on the throne of Israel, the Chronicler says, One of your descendants will always rule over Israel. In the days of the Chronicler there was no throne in Israel, so his statement alludes to the Messiah (cp. Mic 5:2).
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