From this time on, your family will live by the sword because you have despised me by taking Uriah’s wife to be your own.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Shall never depart. —This word, in both its positive and negative forms, for ever and never, is constantly used …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your
house
During his life, and as ap…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God will not permit his people to continue in sin. Through this parable, Nathan drew from David a sentence against himself. There is a great need f…