2 Samuel 12:24 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:24

And David comforted Bathsheba his wife ,.... Which is the first time she is so called, Uriah being dead, and David having married her; which though at first displeasing to the Lord, because the circumstances attending it, was afterwards confirmed by him. Bathsheba no doubt was very much distressed, and greatly disconsolate, on account of the sin she had committed, and because of the wrath and displeasure of God, and because of the death of the child, which was a token of it; and she might... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 12:24

David comforted Bath-sheba - His extraordinary attachment to this beautiful woman was the cause of all his misfortunes. He called his name Solomon - This name seems to have been given prophetically, for שלמה sholomah signifies peaceable, and there was almost uninterrupted peace during his reign. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:15-31

The facts are: 1 . The child born to David becoming very sick, he entreats God for its life by prayer and fasting. 2 . He persists in refusing the consolations which the elders of his household offer him. 3 . The child dying on the seventh day and David observing the whisperings of his servants, at once ascertains by direct inquiry the certainty of it. 4 . His servants noticing that, on ascertaining the fact of the child's death, he lays aside the tokens of grief and resumes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:24

He called his name Solomon. It is rashly assumed that Solomon's birth followed next in order after that of the deceased child. More probably there was a long interval of time, and son after son was born, with little increase of happiness to the family polluted by Amnon's sin and troubled by its miserable consequences. While we must not lay too great stress upon Solomon calling himself "a little child" ( 1 Kings 3:7 ) after his accession, yet it forbids our believing that he was more than... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:24-25

( JERUSALEM .) The birth of Solomon. ( References: 1 Kings 1-11; 1 Chronicles 22-29; 2 Chronicles 1-9.; Psalms 72:1-20 ; Proverbs 1:1 ; Ecclesiastes 1:1 ; So Ecclesiastes 1:1 .) Where a while ago a dead child lay amidst signs of grief, there now lies a living child amidst signs of gladness. In him David sees a gift of God, an answer to prayer which seemed to be denied, "a pledge of pardon and a sign of hope." In him we see one who was destined to become the wisest of men, the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 12:24

Solomon - Or “peaceable,” a name given to him at his circumcision. Compare Luke 1:59. The giving of the name Jedidiah, by the Lord through Nathan, signified God’s favor to the child, as in the cases of Abraham, Sarah, and Israel. The name Jedidiah (which contains the same root as the name David, namely, “to love”) indicated, prophetically, what God’s Providence brought about actually, namely, the succession and glorious reign of Solomon over Israel. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 12:24-25

2 Samuel 12:24-25. And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife Who, no doubt, was deeply afflicted for the loss of her child, and dejected for her sin. It is observable, however, that there is not one word said to her in all this relation, either concerning her guilt or her punishment. She was punished in the calamities that befell David; who enticed her, and not she him, to commit the foul sin of adultery, and was innocent in the murder of Uriah. She bare a son, and he called his name Solomon... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:1-31

11:1-20:26 CONFLICTS IN DAVID’S FAMILYDavid takes Bathsheba as wife (11:1-12:31)While the Israelite army was out fighting another battle against Ammon, David, back in Jerusalem, committed a series of sins that brought him sorrow and trouble for the rest of his life. To begin with, he was guilty of sexual immorality with Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, one of David’s top soldiers (11:1-5; cf. 23:39).On discovering that Bathsheba was pregnant, David thought of a plan to cover up his sin. He recalled... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 12:24

And . Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton in verses: 2 Samuel 12:24-27 . App-6 . he. Some codices, with Syriac and Vulgate, read "she", in contrast with "he" in next verse. Solomon = Pacific or Peaceable. Compare 2 Samuel 7:13 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:15-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 12:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:15-31

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:24-25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 12:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 12:24-25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:1-31

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 12:24

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