And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
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Gill's Exposition
Howbeit, because by this deed,.... This complicated wickedness, adultery with Bathsheba, and the murder of her husband, and occasioning the death of others:
thou hast given great reason to the…
Barnes' Notes
For a comment on David’s words, read Ps. 51; Psa 32:1-11. Thou shalt not die - Not spoken of the punishment of death as affixed to adultery by the Mosaic Law: the application of that law Lev 20:10;…
Adam Clarke
The Lord - hath put away thy sin - Many have supposed that David's sin was now actually pardoned, but this is perfectly erroneous; David, as an adulterer, was condemned to death by the law of God; and…
It seems to have been a great while after David had been guilty of adultery with Bath-sheba before he was brought to repentance for it. For, when Nathan was sent to him, the child was born (Sa2…
Cambridge Bible
I have sinned against theLord] True confession needs but few words. Cp. Luk 18:13. There is no attempt to excuse or palliate the sin. Saul too could say "I have sinned" (1Sa 15:24; 1Sa 15:30), but he…
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