but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was like a daughter to him.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 3. Daughter. All these expressions tended to shew the affection of the owner for this pet lamb. Bible.—In Arabia, one of the finest is commonly fed in the house along with the children. Bochart, Anim. Tirinus. i. B. ii. 46.—It is not necessary that every word of this parable should have been verified in Bethsabee. Calmet.—Many things are usually added for ornament. Menochius.—Yet she had been treated in the most tender manner by her husband, who had her alone, while David had eighteen wives. Bible.