Christian Commonwealth 2 Samuel 12:7 And Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus said the LORD God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel… was a type. He has had many a successor. John Knox at the Court of Queen Mary, Bossuet preaching before the "Grand Monarque" of France, Savonarola thundering from his Florentine pub at the vices of "Lorengo the Magnificent" and the nobles, Martin Luther defying, in the name of righteousness, the conclave of princes and cardinals at Worms, Hugh Latimer preaching at Westminster in the days of fearful peril to the faithful, Peter exclaiming, "We must fear God rather than man!" (Christian Commonwealth.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; |
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