2 Samuel 12:20

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into Yahweh’s house, and worshiped. Then he came to his own house; and when he requested, they set bread before him, and he ate.

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WEBBE

Then David arose from the earth, and washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into the LORD’s house, and worshipped. Then he came to his own house; and when he requested, they set bread before him and he ate.

BSB

Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.

KJV

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

ASV

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of Jehovah, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

BBE

Then David got up from the earth, and after washing and rubbing himself with oil and changing his clothing, he went into the house of the Lord and gave worship: then he went back to his house, and at his order they put food before him and he had a meal.

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וַיָּקָם vai·ya·kam and he arose H6965 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 מֵהָאָרֶץ me·ha·'a·retz from the ground H776 וַיִּרְחַץ vai·yir·chatz and he bathed H7364 וַיָּסֶךְ vai·ya·sekh and he anointed himself H5480 וַיְחַלֵּף vay·cha·lef and he changed H2498 שִׂמְלֹתָיו sim·lo·to garments his H8071 וַיָּבֹא vai·ya·vo' and he went H935 בֵית־ veit- [the] house of H1004 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ vai·yish·ta·chu and he bowed down H7812 וַיָּבֹא vai·ya·vo' and he went H935 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 בֵּיתוֹ bei·to own house his H1004 וַיִּשְׁאַל vai·yish·'al and he asked H7592 וַיָּשִׂימוּ vai·ya·si·mu and they set H7760 לוֹ lo for (the) him H9033 לֶחֶם le·chem food H3899 וַיֹּאכַל vai·yo·khal and he ate H398

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–25

David now penned the 51st Psalm, in which, though he had been assured that his sin was pardoned, he prays earnestly for pardon, and greatly laments his sin. He was willing to bear the shame of it, to have it ever before him, to be continually upbraided with it. God gives us leave to be earnest with him in prayer for particular blessings, from trust in his power and general mercy, though we have no particular promise to build upon. David patiently submitted to the will of God in the death of one child, and God made up the loss to his advantage, in the birth of another. The way to have creature comforts continued or restored, or the loss made up some other way, is cheerfully to resign them to God. God, by his grace, particularly owned and favoured that son, and ordered him to be called Jedidiah, Beloved of the Lord. Our prayers for our children are graciously and as fully answered when some of them die in their infancy, for they are well taken care of, and when others live, "beloved of the Lord."

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.