And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died,.... Not the seventh day from its being taken ill, but from its birth; for it cannot be thought that David should fast seven days:
and the…
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…
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
the elders of his house His oldest and most confidential servants. Cp. Gen 24:2; Gen 50:7.