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The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
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A Desperate, Deadly Message
Commentators explain that Bathsheba's message to David was driven by fear. The pregnancy made their secret sin public, and under Mosaic Law (Leviticus 20:10), the punishment for adultery was death. Her message was a desperate alert, compelling David to find a solution to their shared, life-threatening crisis.
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2 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Sent and told David. —Because her sin must now become known, and by the Law (Leviticus 20:10) adulterers must both be …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the woman conceived Whereby the sin would be discovered, and shame, and disgrace, or worse, would follow upon it…
Presbyterian
Observe the occasions of David's sin; what led to it.
Neglect of his business. He tarried at Jerusalem. When we are out of the way …
