John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 12:7

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Nathan said to David, thou [art] the man, etc.] The rich man, or who is designed by him in the parable, and answers to him f188: thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel; that is, ordered Samuel to anoint him, who did, (<091601>1 Samuel 16:1,12,13); to which this chiefly refers; and after that he was anointed first by the tribe of Judah, and then by all the tribes of Israel, by the appointment and providence of God; and this was great dignity he designed for him, and raised him to: and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; when he persecuted him, and sought to take away his life.

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