2 Samuel 12:3 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | WEB

but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him, and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him like a daughter.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

It grew up together. — “All these circumstances are exquisitely contrived to heighten the pity of the hearer for the oppressed, an…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

But the poor [man] had nothing, save one little ewe lamb
Uriah had but one wife, who was much younger than he, calle…

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…

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