Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 12:17
And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
17. the elders of his house ] His oldest and most confidential servants. Cp. Gen 24:2; Gen 50:7.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The elders of his house; the chief officers of his kingdom and household who were there present.
This excessive mourning did not proceed simply from the fear of the loss of the child; but from a deep sense of his sin, and from the Divine displeasure manifested herein; and particularly from a just apprehension of the injury which he had done to the child by his sin, which justice obliged him to do his utmost to repair by prayer or other means.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth,…. To persuade him to rise up, and sit upon a seat, and go to bed, after having taken some food; these were some of the chief officers at court, and had the management of the affairs of his household:
but he would not; they could not persuade him to it:
neither did he eat bread with them; that evening, as he had used to do; they being the princes of his court, who were wont to sit at table with him.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
17. The elders of his house The oldest, most experienced, and confidential of his servants.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Sa 12:17 And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
Ver. 17. But he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. ] It is easy to observe that good man, David, too passionately attached to his children: and that these strong affections brought strong afflictions.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the elders: 2Sa 3:35, 1Sa 28:23
Reciprocal: Gen 37:35 – rose up 1Sa 1:8 – why weepest 2Sa 14:7 – quench 1Ki 21:27 – lay in sackcloth Dan 6:18 – and passed
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 12:17. The elders of his house The chief officers of his kingdom and household. He would not This excessive mourning did not proceed simply from the fear of the loss of the child, but from a deep sense of his sin, and the divine displeasure manifested herein.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
12:17 And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat {k} bread with them.
(k) Thinking by his constant prayer that God would have restored his child, but God had determined otherwise.