2 Samuel 12:2

Many flocks — Noting David's many wives and concubines.

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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...
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 m...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: No JFB commentary on these verses.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

There were two men. — The parable is designed to bring out David’s indignation against the offender without being so clear as to awaken at first an...
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 p...
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 Psa...
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

(1) В¶ 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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The rich [man] had exceeding many flocks and herds. In which the wealth of men lay in those times and countries; these in the parable signify David...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

The rich [man] had exceeding many flocks and herds: Ver. 2. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds. ] The greater was his sin, since pre...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Many flocks and herds Denoting David's many wives and concubines, with whom he might have been satisfied. One little ewe-lamb It appears by this...
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

Nathan's Parable; David's Repentance. B. C. 1036....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Noting David's many wives and concubines.
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 stil...
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 se...
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

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...
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

Nathan's Reproof and its Success
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds, he is purposely represented as possessing all that his heart might desire;
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 12:8 ; 2 Samuel 15:16 ; 2 Samuel 3:2-5 ; 2 Samuel 5:13-16 ; Job 1:3

² The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 12:2

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the 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

Sermon Bible 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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 12:2