My mercy shall not depart ... - This is why Isaiah speaks of the sure mercies of David (Isaiah 55:3)—that is, unfailing…

As I took it from Saul. —He and his house were utterly and permanently set aside; David’s descendants will be punished for their sins, yet…

Here is our warrant for believing in the final salvation of Solomon. Perhaps that Book of Ecclesiastes, the work of his old age, shows us by what r…

But my mercy shall not depart away from him
Which is not to be understood of special mercy and grace, though it is t…

Ble ings are promised to the family and descendants of David. These promises relate to Solomon, David's immediate succe or, and the royal line of J…