20Then 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.
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Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? …
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-25)Nathan, having delivered his message, staid not at court, but went home, probably to pray for David, to whom he had been preaching. God, in making use of him as an instrument to bring David to repentance, and as the herald both of mercy and judgment, put an honour upon the ministry, and magnified his word above all his name . David named one of his sons by Bath-sheba Nathan , in honour of this pro…
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