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13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to him, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You will not die. 14 But by this act you have given those who hate the Lord a reason to speak against the Lord. The child that is born to you will die for sure.” 15 Then Nathan went home.

David’s Son Dies

The Lord sent trouble upon the child of Uriah’s wife and David, so that he was very sick.

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13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned(A) against the Lord.”

Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away(B) your sin.(C) You are not going to die.(D) 14 But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for[a] the Lord,(E) the son born to you will die.”

15 After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck(F) the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:14 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; Masoretic Text for the enemies of