2 Samuel 12:12-14

Easy-to-Read Version

¹² You had sexual relations with Bathsheba in secret, but I will punish you so that all the people of Israel can see it.’”^[a]

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

Nathan said to David, “The Lord will forgive you, even for this sin. You will not die. ¹⁴ But you did things that made the Lord’s enemies lose their respect for him, so your new baby son will die.”