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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
David	דָּוִ֗ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
saw	וַיַּ֣רְא vai.Yar'	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
servants	עֲבָדָיו֙ 'a.va.Dav	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
whispered	מִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔ים mit.la.cha.Shim	H3907	to whisper · verb, hithpael active participle, masculine plural absolute
David	דָּוִ֖ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
perceived	וַיָּ֥בֶן vai.Ya.ven	H995	to separate mentally (or distinguish) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
child	הַיָּ֑לֶד hai.Ya.led	H3206	something born · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
dead	מֵ֣ת met	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
David	דָּוִ֧ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
servants	עֲבָדָ֛יו 'a.va.Dav	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
child	הַיֶּ֖לֶד hai.Ye.led	H3206	something born · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
dead	הֲמֵ֥ת ha.Met	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · interrogative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ vai.Yo.me.ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
dead	מֵֽת Met	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 12:15-25

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 repentance, and as the herald both of mercy and judgment, put an honour upon the ministry, and magnified his word above all his name. David named one of his sons by Bath-sheba Nathan, in honour of this prophet (Ch1 3:5), and it was that son of whom Christ, the great prophet, lineally descended, Luk 3:31. When Nathan retired, David, it is probable, retired likewise, and penned the 51st Psalm, in which (though he had been assured that his sin was pardoned) he prays earnestly for pardon, and greatly lamen…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 12:15

the Lord struck the child . . . and it was very sick--The first visible chastisement inflicted on David appeared on the person of that child which was the evidence and monument of his guilt. His domestics were surprised at his conduct, and in explanation of its singularity, it is necessary to remark that the custom in the East is to leave the nearest relative of a deceased person to the full and undisturbed indulgence of his grief, till on the third or fourth day at farthest (Joh 11:17). Then the other relatives and friends visit him, invite him to eat, lead him to a bath, and bring him a change of dress, which is necessary from his having sat or lain on the ground. The surprise of David's s…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 12:16

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 should be exacted; either the father or the son shall die. This could not be reversed.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 12:19

And when David saw that his servants whispered,.... For they said the above to one another with a low voice, that he might not hear them, though in the same room with them: David perceived the child was dead; he guessed it was, and that this was the thing they were whispering about among themselves: therefore David said unto his servants, is the child dead? and they said, he is dead; for putting the question to them so closely, they could not avoid giving the answer they did, and which he was prepared to receive, by what he had observed in them.

Dictionary and topics

Bath-sheba — Daughter of the oath, or of seven, called also Bath-shu’a (1 Chr. 3:5), was the daughter of Eliam (2 Sam. 11:3) or Ammiel (1 Chr. 3:5), and wife of Uriah the Hittite. David committed adultery with…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Solomon — Peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father…
Afflicted Saints · Examples of afflicted Saints:: David — Examples of afflicted Saints:: David
Bereavement · Of his child by Bath-sheba — Of his child by Bath-sheba
Children · Resignation manifested at loss of — Resignation manifested at loss of
Parents · .David — .David

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 12:19

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 12:15-25

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 12:15

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 12:16

John Gill on 2 Samuel 12:19

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2 Samuel 12:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 12:15-25

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 12:15

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 12:16

John Gill on 2 Samuel 12:19

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 12:15-25

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 12:14

Rashi on 2 Samuel 12:17