2 Samuel 23:5

Be not so. Some commentators express this clause in the form of a question: “And it is not a fact that my house stands thus with God?” Because David endeavored to rule justly and wisely, in the constant fear of God, the Lord promised to establish his house forever. The promise was conditional, and the conditions were not met by his literal posterity. Hence only through Christ as the seed of David will these promises now meet fulfillment.

Make it not to grow. Some suggest that this clause, in harmony with the first, should likewise be in the interrogative: “For will he not cause all my desire to prosper?” The affirmative form lacks meaning. A suggested paraphrase in harmony with this alteration is: “And is it not a fact that my house stands thus with God? For to this end He has made with me an everlasting covenant, that it may set in order all things, making them secure. And will He not thus bring my salvation to pass and cause all my desire to prosper?”