2 Samuel 12:14

2 Samuel 12:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for the Lord, the son born to you will die.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord, the child who is born to you shall die."
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.”

Context of 2 Samuel 12:14

12Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and under the sun.’” 13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has taken away your sin; you shall not die. 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.” 15So Nathan went to his house. Then the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s widow bore to David, so that he was very sick. 16David therefore inquired of God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground.

2 Samuel 12:14 word by word

אֶ֗פֶס כִּֽי־נִאֵ֤ץ נִאַ֙צְתָּ֙ אֶת־אֹיְבֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בַּדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה גַּ֗ם הַבֵּ֛ן הַיִּלּ֥וֹד לְךָ֖ מ֥וֹת יָמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear

• Howeverאֶ֫פֶס'ephes · endH657
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• by thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• deedדָּבָרdâbâr · word: becauseH1697
• givenנָאַץnâ'ats · to spurnH5006
• occasion to the enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the childבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• that is bornיִלּוֹדyillôd · bornH3209
• to you shall surelyמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 12:14

• Nehemiah 5:9Again I said, “The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?
• Psalms 74:10How long, O God, will the adversary revile, And the enemy spurn Your name forever?
• Isaiah 52:5Now therefore, what do I have here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that My people have been taken away without cause?” Again the Lord declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My name is continually blasphemed all day long.
• Ezekiel 36:20When they came to the nations where they went, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord; yet they have come out of His land.’
• Matthew 18:7“Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!
• Romans 2:24For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written.
• Psalms 89:31If they violate My statutes And do not keep My commandments,
• Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O Lord, And whom You teach out of Your law;
• Proverbs 3:11My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord Or loathe His reproof,
• Amos 3:2“You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
• 1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
• Hebrews 12:6For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, And He scourges every son whom He receives.”
• Revelation 3:19Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12:14

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Nevertheless … the son born to you will surely die: At times, God allows the consequences of a father’s sin to affect later generations (Exodus 20:5; 34:7; Numbers 14:18; Deuteronomy 5:9; Jeremiah 32:18). Although David repented and God forgave him (2 Samuel 12:13), this forgiveness did not remove all consequences. Instead, the punishment was delayed and carried forward into a later generation (see 1 Kings 21:27–29).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 12:14

• Adultery
• Afflictions and Adversities
• Blasphemy
• Children
• David
• Minister, Christian
• Nathan
• Repentance
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• David
• Fast
• Fourfold
• Parable
• Samuel, Books of
• Solomon
• Uriah
• Bath-Sheba
• Bible, the
• Blasphemy

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