2 Samuel 12:29

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 12:26-31

As A Result Of His Forgiveness David’s Success Continues As He Reduces The City Of Rabbah (2 Samuel 12:26-31 ). The fact that David was a changed man is now brought out in that he left his palace and personally took charge of the siege of Rabbah, and the fact that he had truly been forgiven was confirmed in that he was now successful in taking Rabbah and bringing the whole of Ammon under his control, receiving the crown of Ammon and setting the people to forced labour. Thus alongside the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 12:1-31

2 Samuel 12. David’ s Repentance. Capture of Rabbah (J).— The section concerning Nathan ( 2 Samuel 12:1-Ezra : a) is sometimes regarded as a later addition by some one who was anxious to point out and emphasize the moral; but this view is not generally held. Only 2 Samuel 12:10-2 Kings : need be regarded as editorial. The chapter is important because it shows that the primitive ideas as to the morality of Yahweh were very real, though they might be defective in some directions. 2 Samuel... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 12:29

David, gathered all the people together; either because Joab needed more help for the storming of the city; or, at least, for the prosecution of the victory, and execution of justice upon the whole land; or because he would have them all to partake of the spoil of the city, which was there in great abundances, 2 Samuel 12:30; the rather because they were all exposed to the hazard of utter ruin, in case the Ammonites had prevailed against them. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:26-31

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 2 Samuel 12:26. The narrative now returns to chapter 2 Samuel 11:1. “The royal city.” From 2 Samuel 12:29 it appears that Rabbah was not wholly captured until David came, and unless “the whole result is here summarily stated in advance” (Erdmann), this seizure must refer to that part called in the next verse the water city.2 Samuel 12:27. “The city of waters,” or, the water city. The ruins of this city (see note on 2 Samuel 10:3) show that it lay on both sides of a... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:1-31

Chapter 12David 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 servants: And there lived next to him a very poor man whose only possession was one ewe lamb, and that lamb ate at his table, drank from his cup, slept next to him, it was like a daughter to him, part of the family. [And he loved that ewe lamb, all he had.] And this wealthy man had guests come to... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 12:1-31

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 a vestige of doubt of the divine authority of the prophet. Who but a man of God would have dared to speak as Nathan to an absolute monarch in the zenith of conquest and glory; and to add, The sword shall never depart from thy house? The child of lawless desire died presently; Absalom... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:29

2Sa 12:29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. Ver. 29. And David gathered all the people together. ] He had made his peace with God, for else he durst not have looked the enemy in the face: howbeit, that he had not yet recovered his former tenderness and sweet temper, some have gathered from his rigid, if not cruel dealing with the Ammonites, whom he put under saws and harrows of iron, &c. Cruelty hath the name a cruore, from... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Samuel 12:29

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 17:27 - the son of Nahash read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 12:29

29. All the people All the men of war that were not with Joab at Rabbah, doubtless largely made up of fresh recruits. read more

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