SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:3
mas el pobre no tenía más que una sola cordera, que él había comprado y criado, y que había crecido con él y con sus hijos juntamente, comiendo de su bocado, y bebiendo de su vaso, y durmiendo en su seno; y la tenía como a una hija.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 12:3
Verse 3. And lay in his bosom] This can only mean that this lamb was what we call a pet or favourite in the family, else the circumstance would be very unnatural, and most likely would have prevented David from making the application which he did, as otherwise it would have appeared absurd. It is the only part of this parable which is at variance with nature and fact.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 3. But the poor [man] had nothing, save one little ewe lamb , etc.] Uriah had but one wife, who was much younger than he, called a lamb, an ewe lamb, a little one. Abarbinel thinks Uriah had been a widower; and had children by another wife, supposed in the parable, and was much older than Bathsheba: which he had bought ; for men in those times and countries did not receive portions with their wives, but gave dowries to them, and for them: and nourished up ; as his own flesh, as husbands should their wives, ( Ephesians 5:29); and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; which Kimchi also supposes Uriah had by a former wife: it did eat of his own meat, and drink of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter ; all which are expressive of the care, kindness, love, and tenderness of a loving husband, whose affections are endeared to his wife, making her partaker of all he has, and to share in whatever he eats and drinks, and in his dearest embraces; and as there were instances of creatures, lambs and others, particularly tame or pet lambs, used in this way in a literal sense, to which the reference in the parable is, David had no suspicion of its being a parable. Bochart has given many instances of creatures nourished and brought up in such a familiar manner.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-14 - God will not suffer his people to lie still in sin. By this parabl Nathan drew from David a sentence against himself. Great need there is of prudence in giving reproofs. In his application, he was faithful. He says in plain terms, Thou art the man. God shows how much he hates sin even in his own people; and wherever he finds it, he will not let it go unpunished. David says not a word to excuse himself or make light of his sin, but freely owns it. When David said, I have sinned, and Natha perceived that he was a true penitent, he assured him his sin wa forgiven. Thou shalt not die: that is, not die eternally, nor be for ever put away from God, as thou wouldest have been, if thou hadst no put away the sin. Though thou shalt all thy days be chastened of the Lord, yet thou shalt not be condemned with the world. There is thi great evil in the sins of those who profess religion and relation to God, that they furnish the enemies of God and religion with matter for reproach and blasphemy. And it appears from David's case, that eve where pardon is obtained, the Lord will visit the transgression of his people with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. For one momentar gratification of a vile lust, David had to endure many days and year of extreme distress.
Original Hebrew
ולרשׁ 7326 אין 369 כל 3605 כי 3588 אם 518 כבשׂה 3535 אחת 259 קטנה 6996 אשׁר 834 קנה 7069 ויחיה 2421 ותגדל 1431 עמו 5973 ועם 5973 בניו 1121 יחדו 3162 מפתו 6595 תאכל 398 ומכסו 3563 תשׁתה 8354 ובחיקו 2436 תשׁכב 7901 ותהי 1961 לו כבת׃ 1323
