2 Samuel 12:19
But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
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Gill's Exposition
Then David arose from the earth,.... From the floor on which he lay:
and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; neither of which he had done during his time of fasting:
and came…
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…
The Death of the Child
15. strake An archaism for struck.Cp. ch. 2Sa 20:10.