Then it happened on the seventh day that the child died. And David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was still alive, we spoke to him and he did not listen to us. How then can we tell him that the child is dead, since he might do himself harm?”
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And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died ,
&c.] Not the seventh day from its being taken ill, but…
Matthew Henry
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17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
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 …
John Gill
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