John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:20
Then David arose from the earth ,.... From the floor on which he lay: and washed, and anointed himself , and changed his apparel ; neither of which he had done during his time of fasting: and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped ; went into the tabernacle he had built for the ark of God, and then in prayer submitted himself to the will of God, and acknowledged his justice in what he had done; gave thanks to God that he had brought him to a sense of his sin, and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:15-25
Nathan, having delivered his message, staid not at court, but went home, probably to pray for David, to whom he had been preaching. God, in making use of him as an instrument to bring David to repentance, and as the herald both of mercy and judgment, put an honour upon the ministry, and magnified his word above all his name. David named one of his sons by Bath-sheba Nathan, in honour of this prophet (1 Chron. 3:5), and it was that son of whom Christ, the great prophet, lineally descended, Luke... read more