2 Samuel 12

2 Samuel 12:5

SHall surely dye] The Italian, hath deserved death] By reason of the cruelty of the circumstances the penalty of restoring foure old, which was appoynted by the Law, Exodus chap. 22. verse 1. Is not sufficient, and therefore besides what is due for his neighbours satisfaction, it is sitting he should pay a penalty to publike justice with his life.

2 Samuel 12:7

The man] Guilty of that misdeed: see the like example, the second of Samuel, chapter 14. verse 6. 1 Kings chapter 20. verse 35. 41.

2 Samuel 12:8

Wives] The Italian hath it, Women] This seemes should not bee understood of the women which were marryed to Saul, Davids father in law, nor yet of his concubines, because there would bee incest in it: Leviticus chap. 8 verse 15. But of women, and maides of Sauls court which he had not carnally knowne: see upon the second of Samuel chapter 3. verse 7 Too little] As second of Kings chapter 3. verse 18.

2 Samuel 12:9

The commandement] That is to say, the Law.

2 Samuel 12:10

The sword] This may bee referred to the violent death of Davids three sonnes, Ammon, Absolom, and Adoniah, and to divers warres and bloudy deaths of his successors.

2 Samuel 12:11

Evill] A cruell and tragicall evill; namely, the revolt, and conspiracy of thy sonne Absolom: the second of Samuel, chapter the fifteenth, verse the tenth. Who shall ravish, and defile thy concubines: the second of Samuel, chapter the sixteenth, verse the two and twentieth Take] I will suffer by my just judgement, the divell to suggest this evill thought to Absolom, and suffer him to doe it without any opposition, punishing thy sinne by his sinne Before thine eyes] In thy life time, and thou knowing of it In the sight] publikely, and openly.

2 Samuel 12:12

For thou] Because thou hast beene more ashamed of men then afraid of me, I will punish thee with publick shame:

2 Samuel 12:13

Also hath] seeing thou art so ready to confesse and so sincere in thy repentance, Proverbs 28:13. 1 John 9, 10 Put away] Taken it away from before his eyes, forgotten it, not to be inducd to revenge for it, that is to say, he hath remitted and forgiven it. Now the Lord forgiveth David the severe censure of a Judge, joyned with the curse of his person, and utter destruction by present and eternall death: Yet reserveth unto himselfe the fatherly punishment, for his correction and humiliation See 2 Samuel 7:14-15.

2 Samuel 12:14

Thou hast] that is to say, insomuch that a King of Israel, chosen by, & beloved of God, hath committed such cruell deeds, as are reproved even by pagans, and that through thy treachery, Gods enemies have had some advantage over his people: see Isay 52. 5. Ezech. 36. 20. 23. Romans 2:24.

2 Samuel 12:15

Strake] With sicknesse, proceeding from Gods hand, not naturall infirmity.

2 Samuel 12:17

The Elders] His chiefe counsellors, and officers.

2 Samuel 12:18

On the seventh] Of the sicknesse or birth of the childe.

2 Samuel 12:24

Called his name] By Gods appointment, 1 Chronicles 22:9 Solomon] that is to say, Peaceable. A type of Christ triumphant, as David had beene of the same Christ militant.

2 Samuel 12:25

Iedidiah] Beloved of the Lord, a second name of the same person, as it was the custome of the Hebrewes, to have two names Of the Lord] by reason of the love he bare to him.

2 Samuel 12:26

The royall City] It seemeth to be a part of the same City of Rabba, wherein stood the royall palace encompassed round with waters, both for safeguard and delight.

2 Samuel 12:28

Be called] The conquerours using often times to give names to conquered places.

2 Samuel 12:30

Their Kings] the Italian, Malcam] it is the same as Molock or Milcom, the Idoll of the Ammonites, upon whose statue was set this crowne, of such an unreasonable weight, for the talent was of one hundred and five and twenty pounds, Exodus 38:25. Others translate it their Kings, namely, the Ammonites: and in this sense, this crowne was not set upon their heads, but onely hanged or carried by other men over it Set on] That is to say, hanged or borne over it. Others understand it, that the gold thereof being melted, there was of a competent quantity thereof, a crowne made for David.

2 Samuel 12:31

Under sawes] A kinde of most terrible torture. See Amos 1:3. Hebrews 11:37.