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2 Samuel 12:23

2 Samuel 12:23
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And David comforted Bathsheba his wife,.... Which is the first time she is so called, Uriah being dead, and David having…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me - It is not clear whether David by this expressed his faith in the…

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

I shall go to him Cp. Gen 37:35. A belief in the continued existence of the soul after death in a state of consciousness…

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