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But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? They said, He is dead.
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Submission in Grief
Matthew Henry highlights that David's response models patient submission to God's will. After earnestly praying while the child lived, David immediately accepted the outcome once it was clear. This teaches that the path to comfort and restoration is to cheerfully resign our desires and loved ones to God's sovereign care.
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2 Samuel
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Reformed Baptist
And when David saw that his servants whispered For they said the above to one another with a low voice, that he migh…
Presbyterian
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 …
