Time after Pentecost · Proper 6 · Year C
2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-14
Nathan Confronts David
June 18, 2028
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"You are the man!" (2 Samuel 12:7)
After Bathsheba mourns Uriah and becomes David's wife, the prophet Nathan tells the parable of the poor man's lamb and exposes David's sin. David confesses, and Nathan announces that the LORD has put away his sin.
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Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15 Working Preacher
Reads the story as a study in power, self-deception, and the cost of confession.
2 Samuel 11:26-12:13 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Walks preachers through Nathan's parable technique and its rhetorical trap.
2 Samuel 12 Commentary: Nathan Confronts David Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse walkthrough of the parable, David's confession, and the child's death.
2 Samuel 12:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentators (Gill, Henry, JFB) on Nathan's opening parable.
2 Samuel 12 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed word-by-word notes on David's confession and Nathan's oracle of judgment.
2 Samuel 12 - Barnes' Notes StudyLight
Barnes' notes clarify the legal and covenantal weight of David's sin.
2 Samuel 11:26-12:10 Enduring Word · David Guzik
An accessible verse-by-verse commentary, widely used across evangelical churches.
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