2 Samuel 12:13

“And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord, etc.] Which confession, though short, was a full one, arising from a thorough conviction of the evil of the sin he had been guilty of, accompanied with real brokenness of heart, sincere humiliation, and a sorrow after a godly sort, as the fifty first psalm, that penitential psalm composed upon this occasion shows, (<195101>Psalm 51:1-19): and Nathan said unto David; being fully satisfied with the sincerity and genuineness of his repentance, of which he gave proof by words and deeds, and being under the direction and impulse of the Spirit of God: the Lord hath put away thy sin; would not charge it upon him, impute it to him, or…”

“For a comment on David’s words, read Psalms 51:0; Psalms 32:1-11. Thou shalt not die - Not spoken of the punishment of death as affixed to adultery by the Mosaic Law: the application of that law Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22; John 8:5 to an absolute Eastern monarch was out of the question. The death of the soul is meant (compare Ezekiel 18:4, Ezekiel 18:13, Ezekiel 18:18). return to 'Top of Page'”

“I have sinned - How serious this confession was, we may see, Psa. 51:1-19. Put away thy sin - That is, so far as concerns thy own life. Not die - As by thy own sentence, Sa2 12:5, thou dost deserve, and may expect to be done by my immediate stroke. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 12:16”

“David: Sa1 15:20, Sa1 15:24; Kg1 13:4, Kg1 21:20, Kg1 22:8; Kg2 1:9; Ch2 16:10, Ch2 24:20-22; Ch2 25:16; Mat 14:3-5, Mat 14:10 I have sinned: Sa2 24:10; Sa1 15:24, Sa1 15:25, Sa1 15:30; Job 7:20, Job 33:27; Psa 32:3-5, Psa 51:4; Pro 25:12; Pro 28:13; Luk 15:21; Act 2:37; Jo1 1:8-10 The Lord: Job 7:21; Psa 32:1, Psa 32:2, Psa 130:3, Psa 130:4; Isa 6:5-7, Isa 38:17, Isa 43:24, Isa 44:22; Lam 3:32; Mic 7:18, Mic 7:19; Zac 3:4; Heb 9:26; Jo1 1:7, Jo1 1:9, Jo1 2:1; Rev 1:5 thou: Lev 20:10; Num 35:31-33; Psa 51:16; Act 13:38, Act 13:39; Rom 8:33, Rom 8:34 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 12:14”