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Behold, while you yet talk there with the king, I also will come in after you, and confirm your words.
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A Coordinated Appeal
Commentators highlight the deliberate strategy between Nathan and Bathsheba. Nathan planned for Bathsheba to first appeal to King David's emotions and personal commitment. He would then enter to "confirm" or "fill up" her words, discussing the matter as one of state policy. This two-pronged approach was designed for maximum impact on the aging king.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Confirm your words - "Establish" them, by giving a second testimony. Nathan thinks it best to move David’s affections first through Bath-she…
19th Century
Anglican
While thou yet talkest. —The whole history seems to indicate a growth of royal state and Eastern reverence for the king’s…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, while you yet talk there with the king Before, or by the time she could deliver the above words to him, or s…
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