Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 12:2
The rich [man] had exceeding many flocks and herds:
2. The rich man, &c.] Observe how the details of the parable are all arranged so as to bring the heartless selfishness of the rich man into the strongest relief.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Noting Davids many wives and concubines.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
The rich [man] had exceeding many flocks and herds. In which the wealth of men lay in those times and countries; these in the parable signify David’s wives and concubines, which were many; he had six wives in Hebron, and he took more wives and concubines out of Jerusalem, when he was come from Hebron, 2Sa 3:2; and besides his master’s, or Saul’s wives, given to him, 2Sa 12:8.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(2) There were two men.The parable is designed to bring out Davids indignation against the offender without being so clear as to awaken at first any suspicion of a personal application. It does not allude to the special crimes of David, but to the meanness and selfishness of the transactionqualities which David was still in a condition to appreciate. For a similar use of parables see 2Sa. 14:2-11; 1Ki. 20:35-41.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Sa 12:2 The rich [man] had exceeding many flocks and herds:
Ver. 2. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds. ] The greater was his sin, since pressed with no necessity. What need had the angels to leave their first estate and habitation? Jdg 1:6 What need had Adam to reach after a deity? What need had Ahab to covet Naboth’s vineyard? &c. It is no small aggravation of a man’s sin to fall into it without a strong temptation; to be led to it with a wet finger, as we say.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
exceeding: 2Sa 12:8, 2Sa 3:2-5, 2Sa 5:13-16, 2Sa 15:16, Job 1:3
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 12:2-3. Many flocks and herds Denoting Davids many wives and concubines, with whom he might have been satisfied. One little ewe-lamb It appears by this that Uriah had but one wife, with whom he was well contented. Which he had bought Or, had procured. Men frequently purchased their wives in those days, giving to their parents a sum of money for them. It did eat of his meat, &c. These words express the exceeding care which the poor man took of his one sheep, and the value he put upon it, as being, in some manner, his chief substance, furnishing him with milk for food, and wool for clothing; and they are intended to signify how dear his wife was to Uriah, and the high estimation in which he held her.