2 Samuel 12:14 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 12:14

12 For you did it secretly, ^abut I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.’ ”

13 ^aSo David said to Nathan, ^b“I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has ^cput away your sin; you shall not die.

14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord ^ato blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.”

15 Then Nathan departed to his house. And the ^aLord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill.

The Death of David’s Son

16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and ^alay all night on the ground.

17 So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them.

18 Then on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. For they said, “Indeed, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not heed our voice. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He may do some harm!”

19 When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.”

20 So David arose from the ground, washed and ^aanointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and ^bworshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate.

Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 12:14

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American Standard Version
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

Amplified® Bible
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord {and} given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child that is born to you shall surely die.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 12:13)

Darby English Version
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, even the child that is born to thee shall certainly die.

Good News Bible
But because you have shown such contempt for the LORD in doing this, your child will die."

King James Version
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

New American Standard Bible
"However, because by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born to you shall surely die."

New International Version
But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the LORD show utter contempt, the son born to you will die."

New King James Version
However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"However, because by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that becomes born to you shall surely die."

Revised Standard Version
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the LORD, the child that is born to you shall die."

Young's Literal Translation
only, because thou hast caused the enemies of Jehovah greatly to despise by this thing, also the son who is born to thee doth surely die.'

New English Translation
Nonetheless, because you have treated the Lord with such contempt¹ in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die.”

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