Verse 1
(1) Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house.—In both texts the story of this chapter naturally follows that of the removal of the Ark, although the events themselves appear to belong to a later period of David’s reign, “when the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies” (2 Samuel 7:1; comp. 1 Chronicles 17:8). 1 Chronicles 17:11-14 indicate some time before the birth of Solomon, but the date cannot be more exactly determined.
David.—Thrice in 1 Chronicles 17:1-2, for which Samuel has “the king.” The chronicler loves the name of his ideal sovereign.
Sat.—Dwelt.
Lo.—Samuel, “See, now.”
An house.—The house—viz., that which Hiram’s craftsmen had built (1 Chronicles 14:1, sqq.).
Of cedars.—A vivid allusion to the splendour of the palace, with its doors, walls, and ceilings of cedar wood. “Cedar of Labnana” (Lebanon) was in great request with the Assyrian monarchs of a later age for palace-building.
Under curtains—i.e., in a tent (Habakkuk 3:7). Samuel has, “dwelleth amid the curtain” (collect.). The verb is omitted here for brevity.
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