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2 Samuel 12:13 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 12 · verse 13
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.2 Samuel 12:13 · King James Version
2 Samuel 12:13 in context
11Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
12For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
13And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
14Howbeit, 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.
15And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
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Key words (Strong's)
- NathanNâthânNathan, the name of five IsraelitesH5416 →
- sinnedchâṭâʼproperly, to missH2398 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- awayʻâbarto cross overH5674 →
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It seems to have been a great while after David had been guilty of adultery with Bath-sheba before he was brought to repentance for it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14