David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted , and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
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Gill's Exposition
And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth,.... To persuade him to rise up, and sit upon a seat, and go to bed, after having taken some food; these were some of…
The death of the infant child of one of the numerous harem of an Oriental monarch would in general be a matter of little moment to the father. The deep feeling shown by David on this occasion is both…
Adam Clarke
David - besought God for the child - How could he do so, after the solemn assurance that he had from God that the child should die? The justice of God absolutely required that the penalty of the law…
Nathan, having delivered his message, staid not at court, but went home, probably to pray for David, to whom he had been preaching. God, in making use of him as an instrument to bring David to…
Cambridge Bible
besought God for the child Such a prayer was not presumptuous, for God's threatenings like his promises are conditional. See Isa 38:1 ff.; Jon 3:7-10.
fasted Cp. Neh 1:4; Est 4:16; Dan 9:3; Act…
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