John Gill Commentary 2 Samuel 12:7

"And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;" — 2 Samuel 12:7 (ASV)

And Nathan said to David, you [are] the man
The rich man, or who is designed by him in the parable, and answers to him ^F20 :

thus says the Lord God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel ;
that is, ordered Samuel to anoint him, who did, (1 Samuel 16:1 1 Samuel 16:12 1 Samuel 16:13) ; to which this chiefly refers; and after that he was anointed first by the tribe of Judah, and then by all the tribes of Israel, by the appointment and providence of God; and this was great dignity he designed for him, and raised him to:

and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul ;
when he persecuted him, and sought to take away his life.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F20: ----- mutato nomine, de te Fabula narratur -----. Horat. Sermon. l. 1. Satyr. 1. ver. 69,70.