And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
Let us observe here, I. How desirous and solicitous good people should be to serve the interests of God's kingdom in the world, to the utmost of their capacity. David could not be easy in a house of cedar while the ark was lodged within curtains, Ch1 17:1. The concerns of the public should always be near our hearts.
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 17:1-15
I will raise up thy seed--(See on Sa2 7:12).
1Ch 17:11-16 In 1Ch 17:11, עם־אבתיך ללכת, “to go with thy fathers,” used of going the way of death, is similar to “to go the way of all the world” (1Ki 2:2), and is more primitive than the more usual אבות עם שׁכב (2Sa 7:12).
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 17:11-16