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

12Although you have acted in secret, I will do this thing before all Israel, and in broad daylight.’” 13Then David exclaimed to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord!” Nathan replied to David, “Yes, and the Lord has forgiven your sin. You are not going to die. Nonetheless, because you have treated the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die.” 15Then Nathan went to his home. The Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and the child became very ill. 16Then David prayed to God for the child and fasted. He would even go and spend the night lying 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Howbeitאֶ֫פֶס'ephes · endH657
• because by this deedדָּבָרdâbâr · word: becauseH1697
• thou hast given great occasionנָאַץnâ'ats · to spurnH5006
• to the enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the childבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• bornיִלּוֹדyillôd · bornH3209
• unto thee shall surelyמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 12:14

• Nehemiah 5:9Then I said, “The thing that you are doing is wrong! Should you not conduct yourselves in the fear of our God in order to avoid the reproach of the Gentiles who are our enemies?
• Psalms 74:10How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
• Isaiah 52:5And now, what do we have here?” says the Lord. “Indeed my people have been carried away for nothing, those who rule over them taunt,” says the Lord, “and my name is constantly slandered all day long.
• Ezekiel 36:20But when they arrived in the nations where they went, they profaned my holy name. It was said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord, yet they have departed from his land.’
• Matthew 18:7Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.
• Romans 2:24For just as it is written, “the name of God is being blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
• Psalms 89:31if they break my rules and do not keep my commandments,
• Psalms 94:12How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord, the one whom you teach from your law,
• Proverbs 3:11My child, do not despise discipline from the Lord, and do not loathe his rebuke.
• Amos 3:2“I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”
• 1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.
• Hebrews 12:6“For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”
• Revelation 3:19All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest 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