2 Samuel 12:16

2 Samuel 12:22; 2 Samuel 13:31; Acts 9:9; Esther 4:16; Isaiah 22:12; Isaiah 26:16; Job 20:12-14; Joel 2:12-14; Jonah 3:9; Psalms 50:15; Psalms 69:10

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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...
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 add...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

and . Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton in this verse. App-6. fasted . Hebrew. fasted . fast. made. strict fast. Figure of speech Polypto...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. David - besought God for the child - How...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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 m...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 verse...
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 1...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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,...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XVI. PENITENCE AND CHASTISEMENT. 2 Samuel 12:13-25 . WHEN Nathan ended his message, plainly and strongly though he had spoken, David i...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Accepting the Lord's Judgment 2 Samuel 12:15-31 When Nathan had gone, David beat out his brief confession into Psalms 51:1-19 . He knew that h...
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 lov...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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 ar...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 ch...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord struck the child With some sudden and dangerous distemper. David besought God for the child Supposing the threatening might be condition...
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 Nat...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Humiliation; Birth of Solomon. B. C. 1036....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 2 Samuel 12:14 . “The enemies of the Lord to blaspheme.” “Transgression of God’s command by the king himself mus...
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 w...
The Biblical Illustrator

The child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. Great troubles following great transgressions David became a backslider. Men sometimes...
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 Samue...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Death of David's Child
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 qui...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Besought — Supposing the threatening might be conditional, and so the execution of it prevented by prayer. Went — Into his closet.

¹⁶ David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted,b and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 12:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Samuel 12:16