2 Samuel 12:22
“And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast?.... And pray; it is to no purpose, no end can be thought to be answered by…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Who can tell - David, and indeed all others under the Mosaic dispensation, were so satisfied that all God's threatenings…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 12:15-25
Nathan, having delivered his message, staid not at court, but went home, probably to pray for David, to whom he had been…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
GOD The Lord. The Heb. is Jehovah, not Elohim, as is indicated by the capital letters. Cp. Gen 6:5.
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