"And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them."
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The death of the infant child of one of the numerous harem of an
Oriental monarch would in general be a matter of little moment to the
father. The deep feeling shown by David on this occasion is both...
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2. THE MESSAGE OF GOD AND DAVID'S CONFESSION AND THE BEGINNING OF THE
CHASTISEMENT
CHAPTER 12
_ 1. The Lord's message through Nathan (2 Samuel 12:1)_
2. David's anger (2 Samuel 12:5)
3. Thou art t...
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2 SAMUEL 12. DAVID'S REPENTANCE. CAPTURE OF RABBAH (J). The section
concerning Nathan (2 Samuel 12:1_ a_) is sometimes regarded as a later
addition by some one who was anxious to point out and emphasi...
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The Death of the Child
15. _strake_ An archaism for _struck._Cp. ch. 2 Samuel 20:10....
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_God's Judgment._ 2 Samuel 12:7-23
7 And Nathan said to David, Thou _art_ the man. Thus saith the Lord
God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee
out of the hand of Saul;...
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_DAVID THEREFORE BESOUGHT GOD FOR THE CHILD; AND DAVID FASTED, AND
WENT IN, AND LAY ALL NIGHT UPON THE EARTH._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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DAVID'S REPENTANCE AND PARDON. THE CAPTURE OF RABBAH
4. To dress for the wayfaring man] We may notice Eastern ideas of
hospitality: cp. Genesis 18:3....
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 12
NATHAN’S MESSAGE TO DAVID
V1 The *Lord sent Nathan to David. Nathan went to David and he said,
‘Two men lived in a city. One man...
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וַ יָּקֻ֜מוּ זִקְנֵ֤י בֵיתֹו֙ עָלָ֔יו
לַ הֲקִימֹ֖ו מִן ־הָ אָ֑רֶץ וְ לֹ֣א
אָבָ֔ה וְ...
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CHAPTER XVI.
_ PENITENCE AND CHASTISEMENT._
2 Samuel 12:13.
WHEN Nathan ended his message, plainly and strongly though he had
spoken, David indicated no irritation, made no complaint against the
pro...
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ACCEPTING THE LORD'S JUDGMENT
2 Samuel 12:15
When Nathan had gone, David beat out his brief confession into Psalms
51:1. He knew that he was clean, because purged with hyssop, Exodus
12:22; that he...
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A year passed away. The child of Bathsheba was born. We can imagine
what that year had been to David. Bathsheba, whom in all probability
he truly loved, was with him as his wife; but it is inevitable...
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And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up
from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat (k) bread with
them.
(k) Thinking by his constant prayer that God would have...
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(16) David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and
went in, and lay all night upon the earth. (17) And the elders of his
house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the eart...
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We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first
desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that,
although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11, 12, AND 13.
The history of David and the wife of Uriah follows. David is no longer
acting by faith in God's service. When the time comes at which kings
go...
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AND THE ELDERS OF HIS HOUSE AROSE, [AND WENT] TO HIM, TO RAISE HIM UP
FROM THE EARTH,.... To persuade him to rise up, and sit upon a seat,
and go to bed, after having taken some food; these were some...
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And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up
from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
Ver. 17. _But he would not, neither did he eat bread with t...
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_The elders of his house_ The chief officers of his kingdom and
household. _He would not_ This excessive mourning did not proceed
simply from the fear of the loss of the child, but from a deep sense
o...
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1 Nathans parable of the Ewe lambe, causeth Dauid to be his owne
Iudge.
7 Dauid, reproued by Nathan, confesseth his sinne and is pardoned.
15 Dauid mourneth and prayeth for the childe, while it liue...
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The Death of David's Child...
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David did not immediately confess his sin to God, andPsalms 32:3 shows
that the Lord waited for some time at least before sending the prophet
Nathan to him, likely over nine months, for a son had been...
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15-25 David now penned the 51st Psalm, in which, though he had been
assured that his sin was pardoned, he prays earnestly for pardon, and
greatly laments his sin. He was willing to bear the shame of...
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THE ELDERS OF HIS HOUSE; the chief officers of his kingdom and
household who were there present. This excessive mourning did not
proceed simply from the fear of the loss of the child; but from a deep...
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2 Samuel 12:17 elders H2205 house H1004 arose H6965 (H8799) up H6965
(H8687) ground H776 would H14 (H8804) eat H1262 (H8804) food H3899
the elders - 2 Samuel 3:35; 1 Samuel 28:23...
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CONTENTS: David's rebuke and repentance. Birth of Solomon. Ammonite
victory.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Nathan, Bathsheba, Joab.
CONCLUSION: If the believer, brought face to face with his sins
sincerel...
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2 Samuel 12:1. _The Lord sent Nathan to David._ The substance of the
mission, the visitations he foretold, the perfect accomplishment of
them, as well from that very day as in future ages, leaves not...
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_The child also that is born unto thee shall surely die._
GREAT TROUBLES FOLLOWING GREAT TRANSGRESSIONS
David became a backslider. Men sometimes speak, not of David’s great
sins, but of his great sin...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 12:1 Through the prophet NATHAN, God calls
David to account for his sins of adultery and murder (ch. 2 Samuel
11:1).
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES
2 Samuel 12:14. “THE ENEMIES OF THE LORD TO BLASPHEME.”
“Transgression of God’s command by the king himself must lead the
heathen to heap shame and reproach on Israel a...
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EXPOSITION
2 SAMUEL 12:1
JEHOVAH SENT NATHAN UNTO DAVID. Though David had remained unrepentant
for nearly a year, for we read in 2 Samuel 12:14 that the child was
born, yet we are not to suppose that...
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David thought that things were just going great until the prophet
Nathan came to him.
Nathan said to David, There is a man in your kingdom who is very
wealthy, had many herds, many flocks many servan...
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1 Samuel 28:23; 2 Samuel 3:35...
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Elders — The chief officers of his kingdom and household. He would
not — This excessive mourning did not proceed simply from the fear
of the loss of the child; but from a deep sense of his sin, and th...
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How could a loving God take the life of David’s child because of the
sin of David?
PROBLEM: As a result of David’s sin with Bathsheba, the life of the
child that Bathsheba bore to David was taken. Ho...