And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Sinned. His confession was sincere, and very different from that of Saul, 1 Kings xv. 24. "The expression was the same; but God saw the difference of the heart. "(St. Augustine, contra Faust. xxii. 27.)
Sin. He has remitted the fault and the eternal punishment, and he has greatly diminished the temporal chastisement, and will not inflict instant death, as he seemed to have threatened, ver. 10. (Calmet)
"The speedy remission showed the greatness of the king's repentance. "(St. Ambrose, Apol. 2.)
