a. I will set up your seed after you: In this, God specifically promised a hereditary monarchy for the house of David. It was important for God to repeat this promise specifically, because there had never yet been a king succeeded by his son in Israel. i. “The family of Saul became totally extinct; the family of David remained till the incarnation.” (Clarke) ii. This great promise that God made to David had only a future fulfillment. David would
2 Samuel 7:12–17