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Book of 2 Samuel
Chapter 12  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:1 JFB -> Commentary on 12:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:1 TSK -> Commentary on 12:1 TSK -> Entry for 12:1 WEN -> Notes on 12:1 NTB -> David; Minister, Christian; Nathan; Parables; Prophets; Reproof TTT -> Parables; Poor, The; Prophets EBD -> Allegory; David; Nathan; Solomon; Tekoa, Tekoah; Uriah SBD -> Law of Moses; Nathan 12:1 - [In Context] The Lord sent Nathan to David. Nathan went to David. Nathan said, "There were two men in a city. One man was rich. But the other man was poor.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:2 JFB -> Commentary on 12:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:2 TSK -> Commentary on 12:2 TSK -> Entry for 12:2 WEN -> Notes on 12:2 NTB -> David; Minister, Christian; Nathan; Parables; Reproof TTT -> Parables; Poor, The; Prophets EBD -> Allegory; Cattle; David; Nathan; Tekoa, Tekoah; Uriah SBD -> Law of Moses; Nathan 12:2 - [In Context] The rich man had very many sheep and cattle.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:3 JFB -> Commentary on 12:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:3 TSK -> Commentary on 12:3 TSK -> Entry for 12:3 WEN -> Notes on 12:3 NTB -> Cup; David; Minister, Christian; Nathan; Parables; Reproof TTT -> Lamb, The; Parables; Poor, The; Prophets EBD -> Allegory; David; Nathan; Tekoa, Tekoah; Uriah SBD -> Law of Moses; Nathan; Uriah 12:3 - [In Context] But the poor man had nothing, except one little female lamb that he bought. The poor man fed the lamb. The lamb grew up with this poor man and his children. The lamb ate from the poor man's food and drank from the poor man's cup. The lamb slept on the poor man's chest. The lamb was like a daughter to the poor man.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:4 JFB -> Commentary on 12:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:4 TSK -> Commentary on 12:4 TSK -> Entry for 12:4 WEN -> Notes on 12:4 NTB -> David; Minister, Christian; Nathan; Parables; Reproof TTT -> Entertainments; Lamb, The; Parables; Poor, The; Prophets EBD -> Allegory; David; Nathan; Tekoa, Tekoah; Uriah SBD -> Law of Moses; Nathan 12:4 - [In Context] "Then a traveler stopped to visit the rich man. {The rich man wanted to give food to the traveler.} But the rich man did not want to take anything from his own sheep or cattle to feed the traveler. No, the rich man took the lamb from the poor man. The rich man {killed the lamb} and cooked it for his visitor."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:5 JFB -> Commentary on 12:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:5 TSK -> Commentary on 12:5 TSK -> Entry for 12:5 WEN -> Notes on 12:5 NTB -> David; Minister, Christian; Nathan; Parables; Reproof; Self-Condemnation TTT -> Poor, The; Prophets EBD -> David; Nathan; Oath; Tekoa, Tekoah; Uriah SBD -> Law of Moses; Nathan 12:5 - [In Context] David became very angry against the rich man. He said to Nathan, "As the Lord lives, surely the man who did this should die!
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:6 JFB -> Commentary on 12:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:6 TSK -> Commentary on 12:6 TSK -> Entry for 12:6 WEN -> Notes on 12:6 NTB -> David; Minister, Christian; Nathan; Parables; Reproof; Self-Condemnation TTT -> Poor, The; Prophets EBD -> David; Nathan; Tekoa, Tekoah; Theft; Uriah SBD -> Nathan 12:6 - [In Context] He must pay four times the price of the lamb because he did this terrible thing and because he had no mercy."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:7 JFB -> Commentary on 12:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:7 TSK -> Commentary on 12:7 TSK -> Entry for 12:7 WEN -> Notes on 12:7 NTB -> Anointing; David; Ingratitude; Minister, Christian; Nathan; Repentance; Reproof; Self-Condemnation TTT -> Ingratitude to God; Kings; Prophets; Reproof EBD -> David; Messiah; Nathan; Uriah SBD -> Nathan 12:7 - [In Context] Then Nathan said to David, "You are that {rich} man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: 'I chose F65 you to be the king of Israel. I saved you from Saul.
FOOTNOTES: F65: chose   Literally, "anointed," to pour a special oil on a person's head to show that he was chosen by God to be a king, priest, or prophet.

Abbreviations Legend: GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.