arose: Job 1:20, Job 2:10, Psalms 39:9, Lamentations 3:39-Mark : anointed: Ruth 3:3, Ecclesiastes 9:8 the house: 2 Samuel 6:17, 2 Samuel 7:18, Job 1:20 Reciprocal: Luke 17:8 - Make 1 Thessalonians 4:13 - ye sorrow read more
Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.And came — That is, to the tabernacle, to confess his sin before the Lord, to own his justice in this stroke, to deprecate his just displeasure, to acknowledge God's rich mercy, in sparing his own life; and to offer such sacrifices as were required in such... read more
DEATH OF THE CHILD OF DAVID AND BATHSHEBA, 2 Samuel 12:15-23. There is no section of Old Testament history more graphically and touchingly worded than this. Every verse presents a vivid picture. We seem to see the infant child wracked with pain and struck with death. (15.) The conscience-smitten king flies to his chamber, and spends seven days and nights in fasting and in tears, much of the time prostrate upon the floor, and pouring out his groanings all night to God, (16;) his most... read more
20. Washed… anointed… changed his apparel The common custom in the East after a period of mourning, for not only the apparel, but the person, becomes unclean by prostration on the ground. Came into the house of the Lord Went from his own house, where he had wept and fasted, to the sanctuary, where the ark abode. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:20
2Sa 12:20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed [himself], and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. Ver. 20. Then David arose from the earth. ] When God hath signified his will, he patiently submitteth, and acquiesceth therein. Grief for losses that are past hope of recovery, is more sullen than useful. A godly man saith Amen to God’s Amen;... read more