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but if he say thus, I have no delight in you; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seems good to him.
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Radical Submission to God
All commentators emphasize David's profound submission. He doesn't just resign to his fate; he actively places himself in God's hands, ready to accept whatever outcome God decrees. Scholars like Spurgeon describe this as a 'grand spirit' of subjection, a mature faith that knows no will but God's. This is a model for believers facing trials: a complete and trust-filled surrender to God's sovereign plan.
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2 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Let him do to me as seemeth good. —David recognizes that he is suffering under the punishment pronounced by Nathan for hi…
Baptist
And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him. And a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee As a king, or in his temporal prosperity, though he might and had delight i…
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Presbyterian
David is very careful for the safety of the ark. It is right to be more concerned for the church's prosperity than our own; to prefer the success o…
