2 Samuel 12:14

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:14-25

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 and its God; and there must therefore be expiation by punishment.” (Erdmann.)“Not only to the heathen, but also to the unbelieving among the Israelites.” (Keil.) The external sufferings of David would be to all such blasphemers a witness to the holiness and justice of God. “David was also to discern... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:13-14

2 Samuel 12:13-14 I. When we read the history of David's fall, what surprises and perhaps somewhat perplexes us at the first is the apparent suddenness of it. There seems no preparation, no warning. But if we look back to the first verse of the chapter preceding, we shall find the explanation there: "At the time when kings go forth to battle... David tarried still at Jerusalem." Had he been enduring hardship with the armies of Israel, these temptations to luxury and uncleanness would probably... 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

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Samuel 12:1-14

2 Samuel 12:1-14And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. Nathan reproving DavidI. David’s sin. David, it appears, to avenge the outrage which bad been perpetrated on his ambassadors by Hanun, the king of the Ammonites, invaded that king’s dominions, and, in two pitched battles, defeated both him and his allies with great slaughter. In the following year, as soon as the season permitted, David renewed the war, and followed up his successes still further by sending Joab, and all Israel with him, to... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Samuel 12:14

2 Samuel 12:14By this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme. Sins of Scripture saintsI. It is not our duty to attempt to palliate the crimes of Scripture saints. Some have laboured in their defence, as if our religion depended on their vindication, and, under their pleadings, that which is recorded as the grossest crime, has been made to appear as a very venial transgression. But against such ingenuity common sense will revolt, and though carried away for a... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Samuel 12:14-25

2 Samuel 12:14-25The child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. Great troubles following great transgressionsDavid became a backslider. Men sometimes speak, not of David’s great sins, but of his great sin, as if he were guilty of only one flagrant transgression. Such language is lenient at the expense of truth. A great sin seldom stands altogether alone. It is most frequently found in the midst of kindred company, like a high Alpine peak--a region of desolation and death, surrounded by... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:14

2Sa 12:14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also [that is] born unto thee shall surely die. Ver. 14. Howbeit, because by this deed, &c. ] Thus, though the Lord was a God that forgave David, yet took he vengeance of his scandalous and reproachful practices. Psa 99:8 Such sins seldom go unpunished, because of the offence and the evil example that is in them. If sins committed be pardoned, yet sins may be punished:... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Samuel 12:14

by this deed: Nehemiah 5:9, Psalms 74:10, Isaiah 52:5, Ezekiel 36:20-Isaiah :, Matthew 18:7, Romans 2:24 the child: Psalms 89:31-Micah :, Psalms 94:12, Proverbs 3:11, Proverbs 3:12, Amos 3:2, 1 Corinthians 11:32, Hebrews 12:6, Revelation 3:19 Reciprocal: Leviticus 24:11 - blasphemed 2 Samuel 24:12 - that I may 1 Kings 13:26 - the man Psalms 5:8 - mine Psalms 51:4 - Against Psalms 119:39 - Turn Amos 2:7 - to profane Malachi 1:12 - ye have Romans 14:13 - or 1 Corinthians 11:30 - many 1 Timothy... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 12:1-14

NATHAN’S PARABLE AGAINST DAVID, 2 Samuel 12:1-14. “The year had passed; the dead Uriah was forgotten; the child of guilt was born in the royal house, and loved with all the passionate tenderness of David’s paternal heart. Suddenly the prophet Nathan appears before him. He comes as if to claim redress for a wrong in humble life. It was the true mission of the prophets, as champions of the oppressed, in the courts of kings. It was the true prophetic spirit that spoke through Nathan’s mouth. The... read more

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