2 Samuel 12:15

2 Samuel 12:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
• New International Version (NIV)After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill.
• New Living Translation (NLT)After Nathan returned to his home, the Lord sent a deadly illness to the child of David and Uriah’s wife.

Context of 2 Samuel 12:15

13David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." And Nathan said to David, "The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. 14Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord, the child who is born to you shall die." Then Nathan went to his house. And the Lord afflicted the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he became sick. 16David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground. 17And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them.

2 Samuel 12:15 word by word

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ נָתָ֖ן אֶל־בֵּית֑וֹ וַיִּגֹּ֣ף יְהוָ֗ה אֶת־הַיֶּ֜לֶד אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָלְדָ֧ה אֵֽשֶׁת־אוּרִיָּ֛ה לְדָוִ֖ד וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Nathanנָתָןnâthân · NathanH5416
• departedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• unto his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• struckנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
• the childיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• that Uriah’sאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• unto Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and it was very sickאָנַשׁ'ânash · be incurableH605

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 12:15

• Deuteronomy 32:39"'See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
• 1 Samuel 25:38And about ten days later the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
• 1 Samuel 26:10And David said, "As the Lord lives, the Lord will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish.
• 2 Kings 15:5And the Lord touched the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and he lived in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son was over the household, governing the people of the land.
• 2 Chronicles 13:20Jeroboam did not recover his power in the days of Abijah. And the Lord struck him down, and he died.
• Psalms 104:29When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
• Acts 12:23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-25Verses 15-25 David now penned the 51st Psalm, in which, though he had been assured that his sin was pardoned, he prays earnestly for pardon, and greatly laments his sin. He was willing to bear the shame of it, to have it ever before him, to be continually upbraided with it. God gives us leave to be earnest with him in prayer for particular blessings, from trust in his power and general mercy, though we have no particular promise to build upon. David…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31Chapter 12 expands on the final part of 2 Samuel 11:27.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2315-23. the Lord struck the child ... and it was very sick--The first visible chastisement inflicted on David appeared on the person of that child which was the evidence and monument of his guilt. His domestics were surprised at his conduct, and in explanation of its singularity, it is necessary to remark that the custom in the East is to leave the nearest relative of a deceased person to the full and undisturbed indulgence of his grief, till on the third…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 12:15

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Bereavement
• Children
• David
• Disease
• Nathan

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings