Geneva Study Bible Commentary
2 Samuel 12:16
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and (i) went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
(i) That is, to his private chamber.
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and (i) went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
(i) That is, to his private chamber.
Verse 2 Samuel 12:16. _DAVID - BESOUGHT GOD FOR THE CHILD_] How could he do so, after the solemn assurance that he had from God that the child should die? The justice of God absolutely required that t...
The death of the infant child of one of the numerous harem of an Oriental monarch would in general be a matter of little moment to the father. The deep feeling shown by David on this occasion is both...
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. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ in this verse. App-6. FASTED. Hebrew. _fasted_. fast. made. strict fast. Figure of speech _Polyptoton._ App-6. LAY ALL NIGHT UPON THE EARTH: as. penitent...
The Death of the Child 15. _strake_ An archaism for _struck._Cp. ch. 2 Samuel 20:10....
_besought God for the child_ Such a prayer was not presumptuous, for God's threatenings like his promises are conditional. See Isaiah 38:1 ff.; Jonah 3:7-10. _fasted_ Cp. Nehemiah 1:4;...
DAVID THEREFORE BESOUGHT GOD FOR THE CHILD— It may be thought surprising to see so wise a man as David fasting and mourning in this extraordinary manner for a child, who, being yet an infant, could no...
_God's Judgment._ 2 Samuel 12:7-23 7 And Nathan said to David, Thou _art_ the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 8...
_DAVID THEREFORE BESOUGHT GOD FOR THE CHILD; AND DAVID FASTED, AND WENT IN, AND LAY ALL NIGHT UPON THE EARTH._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
DAVID'S REPENTANCE AND PARDON. THE CAPTURE OF RABBAH 4. To dress for the wayfaring man] We may notice Eastern ideas of hospitality: cp. Genesis 18:3....
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...
BESOUGHT GOD FOR THE CHILD. — It can hardly be necessary to say that this does not imply any want of submissiveness to God’s will on David’s part, nor an inordinate love for the child of his guilt. “I...
וַ יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ דָּוִ֛ד אֶת ־הָ אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּעַ
CHAPTER XVI. _ PENITENCE AND CHASTISEMENT._ 2 Samuel 12:13. WHEN Nathan ended his message, plainly and strongly though he had spoken, David indicated no irritation, made no complaint against the pro...
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...
_A fast, ( jejunavit jejunio) denotes, with more than ordinary rigour. (Salien) --- By himself. Hebrew, "he went in, and lay all night upon the ground." (Haydock)_...
(16) David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. (17) And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the eart...
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...
DAVID THEREFORE BESOUGHT GOD FOR THE CHILD,.... Perhaps went into the tabernacle he had built for the ark, and prayed to the Lord to restore the child, and spare its life; for though the Lord had said...
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. Ver. 16. _David therefore besought God._] As knowing that God doth sometimes threaten, tha...
_The Lord struck the child_ With some sudden and dangerous distemper. _David besought God for the child_ Supposing the threatening might be conditional, and so the execution of it prevented by prayer....
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...
David, therefore, besought God for the child, to spare its life; AND DAVID FASTED, as a sign of deep sorrow and repentance, AND WENT IN, to a quiet room or retired spot of his house, AND LAY ALL NIGHT...
The Death of David's Child...
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...
FASTED: _ Heb._ fasted a fast...
15-25 David now penned the 51st Psalm, in which, though he had been assured that his sin was pardoned, he prays earnestly for pardon, and greatly laments his sin. He was willing to bear the shame of...
DAVID BESOUGHT GOD FOR THE CHILD; supposing the threatening might be conditional, and so the execution of it prevented by prayer. WENT IN, to wit, into his closet, as MATTHEW 6:6, to pray solitarily a...
2 Samuel 12:16 David H1732 pleaded H1245 (H8762) God H430 child H5288 David H1732 fasted H6684 (H8799)...
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...
_The child also that is born unto thee shall surely die._ GREAT TROUBLES FOLLOWING GREAT TRANSGRESSIONS David became a backslider. Men sometimes speak, not of David’s great sins, but of his great sin...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 12:1 Through the prophet NATHAN, God calls David to account for his sins of adultery and murder (ch. 2 Samuel 11:1)....
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 12:15 When the child falls ill, David hopes that the Lord might change his mind and let him live, so he petitions him with fasting. When the child died, David WASHED AND ANOI...
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 a...
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...
2 Samuel 12:22; 2 Samuel 13:31; Acts 9:9; Esther 4:16; Isaiah 22:12;...
Besought — Supposing the threatening might be conditional, and so the execution of it prevented by prayer. Went — Into his closet....
How could a loving God take the life of David’s child because of the sin of David? PROBLEM: As a result of David’s sin with Bathsheba, the life of the child that Bathsheba bore to David was taken. Ho...