He will build a house for My Name
This phrase refers to the promise God made to David regarding his offspring, Solomon, who would build the temple in Jerusalem. The Hebrew word for "house" (בַּיִת, bayit) can mean a physical structure or a dynasty. Here, it signifies both the physical temple Solomon would construct and the enduring legacy of David's lineage. The "house for My Name" indicates a place dedicated to God's presence and worship, emphasizing the centrality of God's name and glory in Israel's worship. Historically, the temple became the focal point of Jewish religious life, symbolizing God's covenant with Israel and His dwelling among His people.

and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever
This promise extends beyond Solomon to the Davidic dynasty, ultimately finding its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the Messiah. The Hebrew word for "establish" (כּוּן, kun) implies a firm, secure, and enduring foundation. The "throne" symbolizes royal authority and governance, while "forever" (עוֹלָם, olam) suggests an eternal duration. This covenantal promise is significant in the biblical narrative, as it points to the eternal reign of Christ, who is often referred to as the "Son of David." In a historical context, while the physical throne of David experienced interruptions, the spiritual fulfillment through Christ's eternal kingdom remains unshaken, offering hope and assurance of God's unchanging promises.

Verse 13. - I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. The temple which Solomon was to build was the symbol of the new development of Israel, and naturally these words suggest a meaning not unworthy of so great an advance in the accomplishment of the nation's mission. Had we, indeed, only this passage, we might be content to take it in a popular sense, as signifying that, whereas Saul's throne (and subsequently that of the many usurpers in Samaria) had but a brief existence, Solomon's descendants should hold for many centuries undisputed possession of the kingdom of Jerusalem. But in Psalm 89:29 we read, "His (David's) seed will I make to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven." And again in vers. 36, 37 a continuance is assured to it as lasting as that of the sun and moon. We can scarcely, therefore, be wrong in the conviction that these promises pointed onwards to the establishment of Christ's kingdom, and that the great importance attached to the building of the temple finds its explanation in its relation to him. This full establishment after so long a delay of the Mosaic typical ritual, the addition to it of psalmody, giving it a spiritual side, and making the worship that of the heart, the bestowal of empire, and the rapid development of the people under David and Solomon, were all steps in that wonderful series of special providences which made the Jews fit to be the progeniters of the Messiah, which surrounded him during his ministry with companions capable of understanding and recording his teaching, and provided for him, after his death, missionaries, not merely with zeal enough, but with intellectual gifts sufficient to enable them to persuade both Greece and Rome to listen to tidings so wonderful and mysterious as that God for our salvation had become man. Keil also well points out that the temple was a symbol of Christ's incarnation; for it meant the dwelling of God on earth. "I have surely," says Solomon, "built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in forever" (1 Kings 8:13). The same thought was in St. John's mind when he said, "The Word became flesh, and dwelt as in a tabernacle among us" (John 1:14). For the verb used by him, literally "tabernacled," is a comparison between Christ's life on earth, and the dwelling of God in "the tent of meeting." But there is more than this. Christ himself calls his body "the temple" (John 2:19, 21). At the Resurrection he raised up again the temple of his body which the Jews had destroyed, and at the Ascension it was removed from the earth, to be reserved in heaven until his second advent. His reign now is spiritual, and his temple is not a building made with hands, but is the heart of the renewed believer (1 Corinthians 6:19). And this indwelling of Christ in the heart will continue unto the end of the present dispensation. For Christ's indwelling is that also of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16); and the gift of the Spirit continues unto the end of the world. "The Father shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever" (John 14:16).

Parallel Commentaries ...


He
ה֥וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

will build
יִבְנֶה־ (yiḇ·neh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

a house
בַּ֖יִת (ba·yiṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

for My name,
לִשְׁמִ֑י (liš·mî)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8034: A name

and I will establish
וְכֹנַנְתִּ֛י (wə·ḵō·nan·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3559: To be erect

the throne
כִּסֵּ֥א (kis·sê)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne

of his kingdom
מַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹ (mam·laḵ·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4467: Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign

forever.
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while


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OT History: 2 Samuel 7:13 He shall build a house for my (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam)