2 Samuel, Chapter 12, verses 1-7, 10-17
1 Nathan Rebukes David, 15 Loss of a Child1 Then the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him andasaid,“There were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor. 3“But the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb Which he bought and nourished; And it grew up together with him and his children. It would eat of hisbbread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom, And was like a daughter to him. 4“Now a traveler came to the rich man, And hecwas unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd, To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him; Rather he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.” | |
5 Then David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the LORD lives, surely the man who has done thisddeserves to die. 6 He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion.” | |
7 Nathan then said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the LORD God of Israel, ‘It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul. ... 10 Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ 11 Thus says the LORD, ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you from your own household; I will even take your wives before your eyes and give them to your companion, and he will lie with your wives infbroad daylight. 12 Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, andgunder the sun.’” 13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” And Nathan said to David, “The LORD also hashtaken away your sin; you shall not die. 14 However, because by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born to you shall surely die.” 15 So Nathan went to his house. Then the LORD struck the child that Uriah’siwidow bore to David, so that he was very sick. 16 David therefore inquired of God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him in order to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat food with them. |
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Mark, Chapter 4, verses 35-41
35 Jesus Stills the Sea35 On that day, when evening came, He *said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 jLeaving the crowd, they *took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him. 37 And there *arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling up. 38 Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they *woke Him and *said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” 39 And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down andkit became perfectly calm. 40 And He said to them, “Why are youlafraid? Do you still have no faith?” 41 They became very much afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” |
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4:36 They take him as he was in the vessel - They carried him immediately in the same vessel from which he had been preaching to the people.
4:38 On the pillow - So we translate it, for want of a proper English expression, for that particular part of the vessel near the rudder, on which he lay.
4:39 Peace - Cease thy tossing: Be still - Cease thy roaring; literally, Be thou gagged.
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12 Nathan delivers and applies his parable, Sa2 12:1-12.
David repents and is forgiven, but punished, Sa2 12:13-14.
The sickness and death of the child, with David's behaviour on the occasion, Sa2 12:15-23.
The birth of Solomon, Sa2 12:24-25.
The taking of Rabbah, Sa2 12:26-31.
12:1 The Lord sent - When the ordinary means did not awaken David to repentance, God takes an extraordinary course. Thus the merciful God pities and prevents him who had so horribly forsaken God. He said - He prudently ushers in his reproof with a parable, after the manner of the eastern nations, that so he might surprize David, and cause him unawares to give sentence against himself.
12:2 Many flocks - Noting David's many wives and concubines.
12:3 Bought - As men then used to buy their wives: or, had procured.
12:5 Is worthy to die - This seems to be more than the fact deserved, or than he had commission to inflict for it, Exo 22:1. But it is observable, that David now when he was most indulgent to himself, and to his own sin, was most severe and even unjust to others; as appears by this passage, and the following relation, ver. Sa2 12:31, which was done in the time of David's impenitent continuance in his sin.
12:7 Thus saith the Lord God - Nathan now speaks, not as a petitioner for a poor man, but as an ambassador from the great God.