2 Samuel 12:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. ”

2 Samuel 12:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Fourfold - The exact number prescribed by the Law (see the marginal references), and acted upon by Zaccheus. The Septuagint has “sevenfold,” as in Proverbs 6:31 .
2 Samuel 12:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 12. David's Repentance. Capture of Rabbah (J). The section concerning Nathan ( 2 Samuel 12:1-15 a ) is sometimes regarded as a later addition by some one who was anxious to point out and...
2 Samuel 12:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

fourfold . Compare Exodus 22:1 . Septuagint reads "sevenfold".
2 Samuel 12:6 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 316 NATHAN’S PARABLE 2 Samuel 12:1-7 . And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor....
2 Samuel 12:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
2 Samuel 12:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity....
2 Samuel 12:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 18:3-5 .
2 Samuel 12:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Fourfold. — In exact accordance with the Law ( Exodus 22:1 ; comp. Luke 19:8 ). The LXX. (in most copies “sevenfold,” comp. Proverbs 6:31 ) and the Chaldee (“fortyfold”) have expressed more of hu...
2 Samuel 12:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XV. DAVID AND NATHAN. 2 Samuel 12:1-12 ; 2 Samuel 12:26-31 . IT is often the method of the writers of Scripture, when the stream of public history has been broken by a private or pers...
2 Samuel 12:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Thou Art the Man 2 Samuel 12:1-14 A year followed on his sin, but David gave no sign. He describes his condition during that awful time in Psalms 32:3-4 . Conscience scourged him incessantly,...
2 Samuel 12:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
2 Samuel 12:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: (6) And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, b...
2 Samuel 12:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold ,.... Which was according to the law in Exodus 22:1 ; but Kimchi thinks, because the word is of the dual number, it signifies double the number, and that the...
2 Samuel 12:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. Ver. 6. And he shall restore the lamb fourfold. ] Nay, twice fourfold, as some sense it; because the...
2 Samuel 12:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David's anger was greatly kindled , &c. So many base and aggravated circumstances appeared to him to attend it, that he thought it deserving of capital punishment. The man shall surely die Thi...
2 Samuel 12:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David did not immediately confess his sin to God, and Psalms 32:3-4 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...
2 Samuel 12:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nathan's Parable; David's Repentance. B. C. 1036. 1 And the L ORD sent Nathan unto Davi...
2 Samuel 12:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
2 Samuel 12:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 2 Samuel 12:3 . “Was unto him,” etc. “The custom of keeping pet sheep in the house, as we keep lap-dogs, is still met with among the Arabs.” ( Keil .) “As a poor...
2 Samuel 12:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 12:1-7 The chief devotional exercise which turns religion into a personal thing, which brings it home to men's business and bosoms, is self-examination. A man's religion cannot well be on...
2 Samuel 12:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 n...
2 Samuel 12:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. Nathan reproving David I. David’s sin. David, it appears, to avenge the outrage which bad been perpetrated on his ambassadors by Hanun, the king of the Ammo...
2 Samuel 12:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 t...
2 Samuel 12:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nathan's Reproof and its Success
2 Samuel 12:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 22:1 ; James 2:13 ; Luke 19:8 ; Proverbs 6:31

2 Samuel 12:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 12:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 12:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 12:6 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

2 Samuel 12:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 12:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 12:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 12:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 12:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 12:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 12:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 12:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 12:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 12:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 12:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 12:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 12:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 12:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 12:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 12:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 12:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 12:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 12:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 12:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 12:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge