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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:13

I have sinned against Jehovah. Saul had used the same words, and had meant very little by them; nor had he added "against Jehovah," because his purpose was to appease Samuel, and prevail upon him not to disgrace him before the people. David's confession came from the heart. There is no excuse making, no attempt at lessening his fault, no desire to evade punishment. Psalms 51:1-19 is the lasting testimony, not only to the reality, but to the tenderness of his repentance, and we may even... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:13

( THE PALACE .) The acknowledgment of sin. "And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord." 1 . The words of the prophet were a decisive test of the character of David. Had he treated the messenger and his message as others have done ( 1 Samuel 15:12-21 ; 1 Kings 13:4 ; 1 Kings 21:20 ; 1 Kings 22:8 ; Jeremiah 36:23 ; Luke 3:10 ; Acts 24:25 ), his partial blindness to his sin would have become total, and he would have fallen to a still lower depth,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:13

( THE PALACE .) The forgiveness of sin. "And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die." "The absolver saw the mighty grief, And hastened with relief;— 'The Lord forgives; thou shalt not die' 'Twas gently spoke, yet heard on high, And all the band of angels, us'd to sing In heaven, accordant to his raptured string, Who many a month had turned away With veiled eyes, nor own'd his lay, "Now spread their wings and throng around ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:13

Confession and pardon. Two things are very surprising in this narrative—the awful wickedness of David, and the abounding mercy of God. I. DAVID 'S CONFESSION . It was: 1 . Very prompt. The prophet's address awakened no resentment. There was no attempt at evasion, palliation, or self-justification. How could there be? He at once acknowledged his sin. This was the result, not only of Nathan's faithful reproof, but of the king's own previous mental exercises. The time which had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:14

Thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme; Hebrew, thou hast made the enemies of Jehovah to despise; that is, to despise Jehovah's government, the theocracy, of which David was the visible head and earthly representative. Jehovah's enemies are not the heathen, but Israelitish unbelievers, who would scoff at all religion when one in David's position fell into terrible open sin. But the death of the adulterous offspring of David and Bathsheba would prove to these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:14

( THE PALACE .) Giving occasion to blaspheme. "Nevertheless, because by this deed thou hast surely caused [literally, 'causing,' etc; 'hast caused,' etc.] the enemies of Jehovah to speak evil ['despise,' 'contemn,' 'abhor,' provoke,' 'blaspheme']," etc. A scorner, being in company with a devout man, took occasion to speak contemptuously of those whom he called "the Old Testament saints," and especially of David as "a man after God's own heart," asking, "And what did he do?" "He wrote... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:14

Religion reproached through the conduct of the religious. David's wickedness gave occasion for reproach of religion by the ungodly among his subjects, and by the heathen peoples around. Indeed, it occasions blasphemy and contempt of religion down to the present day. I. CONDUCT WHICH OCCASIONS CONTEMPT AND REPROACH OF RELIGION . The conduct must be that of professedly religious men, and the more strict their profession, and the more prominent their position, so much the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 12:11

See the marginal references. In both the points of David’s crime the retribution was according to his sin. His adultery was punished by Absalom’s outrage, his murder by the bloodshed of domestic fights, which cost the lives of at least three of his favorite sons, Amnon, Absalom, and Adonijah. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 12:13

For a comment on David’s words, read Psalms 51:0; Psalms 32:1-11.Thou shalt not die - Not spoken of the punishment of death as affixed to adultery by the Mosaic Law: the application of that law Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22; John 8:5 to an absolute Eastern monarch was out of the question. The death of the soul is meant (compare Ezekiel 18:4, Ezekiel 18:13, Ezekiel 18:18). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 12:11-12

2 Samuel 12:11-12. I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house Which was notoriously fulfilled in Absalom’s conspiracy against him. I will take thy wives before thine eyes Openly, so that thou shalt know it as certainly as if thou didst see it, and yet shalt not be able to prevent it. For Absalom had a tent spread upon the house-top, and there went in unto them. And give them unto thy neighbour I shall, by my providence, give power over them to one who is very near unto... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 12:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 12:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 12:11-12

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