The death of an infant child born to one of the many wives of an ancient king would generally have been a matter of little concern to the father. D…

And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise
him up from the earth
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David now penned the 51st Psalm, in which, though he had been assured that his sin was pardoned, he prays earnestly for pardon and greatly laments …