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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Nathan went to his house. And the Lord afflicted the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he became sick.
• 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.

Context of 2 Samuel 12:15

13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has allowed your sin to pass; you shall not die. 14However, since by this deed you have shown utter disrespect for the Lord, the child himself who is born to you shall certainly die.” Then Nathan went to his house. Later the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s widow bore to David, so that he was very sick. 16David therefore pleaded with God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground. 17The elders of his household stood beside him in order to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not 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

• Then Nathanנָתָןnâthân · NathanH5416
• wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• struckנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
• the childיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• that Uriah’sאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• widowאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• boreיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• sickאָנַשׁ'ânash · be incurableH605

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 12:15

• Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can save anyone from My hand.
• 1 Samuel 25:38About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal and he died.
• 1 Samuel 26:10David also said, “As the Lord lives, the Lord certainly will strike him, or his day will come that he dies, or he will go down in battle and perish.
• 2 Kings 15:5And the Lord afflicted the king, so that he had leprosy to the day of his death. And he lived in a separate house, while Jotham the king’s son was in charge of the household, judging the people of the land.
• 2 Chronicles 13:20Jeroboam did not again recover strength in the days of Abijah; and the Lord struck him and he died.
• Psalms 104:29You hide Your face, they are terrified; You take away their breath, they perish And return to their dust.
• Acts 12:23And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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