Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
2 Samuel 12:28
Encamp against the city, and take it] Now that the waters of the lower town were in the possession of the besiegers, the fate of the upper town, or citadel, was only a question of time.
Encamp against the city, and take it] Now that the waters of the lower town were in the possession of the besiegers, the fate of the upper town, or citadel, was only a question of time.
2. THE MESSAGE OF GOD AND DAVID'S CONFESSION AND THE BEGINNING OF THE CHASTISEMENT CHAPTER 12 _ 1. The Lord's message through Nathan (2 Samuel 12:1)_ 2. David's anger (2 Samuel 12:5) 3. Thou art t...
2 SAMUEL 12. DAVID'S REPENTANCE. CAPTURE OF RABBAH (J). The section concerning Nathan (2 Samuel 12:1_ a_) is sometimes regarded as a later addition by some one who was anxious to point out and emphasi...
_and take it_ Curtius relates how Craterus in like manner resigned the capture of Artacacna into the hands of Alexander. "After all the preparations were made, he awaited the king's arrival, yielding...
Capture of Rabbah = 1 Chronicles 20:1-3...
I HAVE FOUGHT AGAINST RABBAH, AND HAVE TAKEN THE CITY OF WATERS, &C.— Rabbah was a royal, a large, and a populous city, watered, and in some measure encompassed by the river Jabbok. It had its name fr...
_The Final Siege of Rabbah._ 2 Samuel 12:26-31 26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought agains...
_NOW THEREFORE GATHER THE REST OF THE PEOPLE TOGETHER, AND ENCAMP AGAINST THE CITY, AND TAKE IT: LEST I TAKE THE CITY, AND IT BE CALLED AFTER MY NAME._ Encamp against the city, and take it. It has al...
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 12 NATHAN’S MESSAGE TO DAVID V1 The *Lord sent Nathan to David. Nathan went to David and he said, ‘Two men lived in a city. One ma...
THE REST OF THE PEOPLE. — Joab proposes a general muster of the remaining forces of Israel, either because additional force was actually needed for the capture of the citadel, or simply to carry out t...
וְ עַתָּ֗ה אֱסֹף֙ אֶת ־יֶ֣תֶר הָ עָ֔ם
CHAPTER XV. _ DAVID AND NATHAN._ 2 Samuel 12:1; 2 Samuel 12:26. IT is often the method of the writers of Scripture, when the stream of public history has been broken by a private or personal inciden...
ACCEPTING THE LORD'S JUDGMENT 2 Samuel 12:15 When Nathan had gone, David beat out his brief confession into Psalms 51:1. He knew that he was clean, because purged with hyssop, Exodus 12:22; that he w...
A year passed away. The child of Bathsheba was born. We can imagine what that year had been to David. Bathsheba, whom in all probability he truly loved, was with him as his wife; but it is inevitable...
_Take it. The higher, and more impregnable part; which honour Joab reserved for David._...
(26) В¶ And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. (27) And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of wat...
We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that, although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11, 12, AND 13. The history of David and the wife of Uriah follows. David is no longer acting by faith in God's service. When the time comes at which kings go...
NOW THEREFORE GATHER THE REST OF THE PEOPLE TOGETHER,.... The rest of the soldiers in the land of Israel, and come to Rabbah: AND ENCAMP AGAINST THE CITY; invest it in form: AND TAKE IT; upon a surr...
Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. Ver. 28. _Lest I take the city, and it be called...
_Encamp against the city, and take it_ For, having taken one part of the city, he concluded the remaining part of it could not long stand out. _Lest I take the city_ Lest I have the honour of taking i...
1 Nathans parable of the Ewe lambe, causeth Dauid to be his owne Iudge. 7 Dauid, reproued by Nathan, confesseth his sinne and is pardoned. 15 Dauid mourneth and prayeth for the childe, while it liue...
Now, therefore, gather the rest of the people together, mustering all those able to bear arms, AND ENCAMP AGAINST THE CITY, the citadel on the heights, AND TAKE IT, LEST I TAKE THE CITY AND IT BE CALL...
SUCCESS AGAINST THE AMMONITES...
David did not immediately confess his sin to God, andPsalms 32:3 shows that the Lord waited for some time at least before sending the prophet Nathan to him, likely over nine months, for a son had been...
IT BE CALLED AFTER MY NAME: _ Heb._ my name be called upon it...
26-31 To be thus severe in putting the children of Ammon to slavery was a sign that David's heart was not yet made soft by repentance, at the time when this took place. We shall be most compassionate,...
TAKE IT; for having taken one part of the city, he concluded the remaining part of it could not long stand out. LEST IT BE CALLED AFTER MY NAME; lest I have the honour of taking it. Thus he seeks to i...
2 Samuel 12:28 gather H622 rest H3499 people H5971 together H622 (H8798) encamp H2583 (H8798) city H5892 take...
CONTENTS: David's rebuke and repentance. Birth of Solomon. Ammonite victory. CHARACTERS: God, David, Nathan, Bathsheba, Joab. CONCLUSION: If the believer, brought face to face with his sins sincerel...
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...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 12:26 The author returns to the siege of RABBAH, last mentioned in 2 Samuel 11:25. The city of waters
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...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 12:1 JEHOVAH SENT NATHAN UNTO DAVID. Though David had remained unrepentant for nearly a year, for we read in 2 Samuel 12:14 that the child was born, yet we are not to suppose that...
David 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 servant...
John 7:18...
Take it — For having taken one part of the city, he concluded the remaining part of it could not long stand out. Lest — Lest I have the honour of taking it....