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Book of 2 Samuel
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Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:16 JFB -> Commentary on 12:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:16 TSK -> Commentary on 12:16 TSK -> Entry for 12:16 WEN -> Notes on 12:16 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Bereavement; Children; David; Fasting; Fat; Mourning; Parents; Seven TTT -> Afflicted Saints; Beds; Diseases; Fasting; Parents EBD -> Bath-sheba; David; Fast; Mourn; Uriah SBD -> Mourning 12:16 - [In Context] David prayed to God for the baby. David refused to eat or drink. He went into his house and stayed there. He lay on the ground all night.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:17 JFB -> Commentary on 12:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:17 TSK -> Commentary on 12:17 TSK -> Entry for 12:17 WEN -> Notes on 12:17 NTB -> Bereavement; Children; David; Fasting; Government TTT -> Afflicted Saints EBD -> Bath-sheba; David; Uriah SBD -> Elder 12:17 - [In Context] The leaders of David's family came and tried to pull David up from the ground. But David refused to get up. He refused to eat food with these leaders.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:18 JFB -> Commentary on 12:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:18 TSK -> Commentary on 12:18 TSK -> Entry for 12:18 WEN -> Notes on 12:18 NTB -> Bereavement; Children; David; Fasting; Parents; Servant; Seven TTT -> Afflicted Saints; Children; Servants EBD -> Bath-sheba; David; Uriah 12:18 - [In Context] On the seventh day, the baby died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that the baby was dead. They said, "Look, we tried to talk to David while the baby was alive. But he refused to listen to us. If we tell David that the baby is dead, maybe he will do something bad to himself."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:19 JFB -> Commentary on 12:19 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:19 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:19 WEN -> Notes on 12:19 NTB -> Bereavement; Children; David; Fasting; Parents TTT -> Afflicted Saints; Children EBD -> Bath-sheba; David; Uriah 12:19 - [In Context] But David saw his servants whispering. Then David understood that the baby was dead. So David asked his servants, "Is the baby dead?" The servants answered, "Yes, he is dead."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:20 JFB -> Commentary on 12:20 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:20 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:20 TSK -> Commentary on 12:20 TSK -> Entry for 12:20 WEN -> Notes on 12:20 NTB -> Anointing; Bereavement; Church; David; Fasting; Parents TTT -> Afflicted Saints; Anointing; Children EBD -> David; Uriah SBD -> Bath, Bathing 12:20 - [In Context] Then David got up from the floor. He washed himself. He changed his clothes and got dressed. Then he went into the Lord's house to worship. Then he went home and asked for something to eat. His servants gave him some food, and he ate.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:21 JFB -> Commentary on 12:21 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:21 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:21 TSK -> Commentary on 12:21 TSK -> Entry for 12:21 WEN -> Notes on 12:21 NTB -> Bereavement; David; Fasting; Parents TTT -> Afflicted Saints; Children EBD -> David; Uriah 12:21 - [In Context] David's servants said to him, "Why are you doing this thing? When the baby was still living you refused to eat. You cried. But when the baby died you got up and ate food."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:22 JFB -> Commentary on 12:22 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:22 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:22 TSK -> Commentary on 12:22 TSK -> Entry for 12:22 WEN -> Notes on 12:22 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Bereavement; David; Fasting; Parents; Prayer; Seven TTT -> Afflicted Saints; Children EBD -> David; Uriah SBD -> Mourning 12:22 - [In Context] David said, "While the baby was still living, I refused to eat and I cried because I thought, 'Who knows? Maybe the Lord will feel sorry for me and let the baby live.'
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 12:23 JFB -> Commentary on 12:23 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 12:23 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 12:23 TSK -> Commentary on 12:23 TSK -> Entry for 12:23 WEN -> Notes on 12:23 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Bereavement; David; Death; Immortality; Parents; Prayer; Resignation TTT -> Afflicted Saints; Children; Resignation EBD -> David; Uriah 12:23 - [In Context] But now the baby is dead. So why should I refuse to eat? Can I bring the baby back to life? No! Some day I will go to him, but he can't come back to me."

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.