2 Samuel 12:18 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | WEB

It happened on the seventh day, that the child died. The servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he didn`t listen to our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead!

Commentaries

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

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

MatthewHenry

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 …

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