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 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. 14Nonetheless, because you have treated the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die.” Then 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. 17The elders of his house stood over him and tried to lift him from the ground, but he was unwilling, and refused to 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, indeed I, am he!” says the Lord, “and there is no other god besides me. I kill and give life, I smash and I heal, and none can resist my power.
• 1 Samuel 25:38After about ten days the Lord struck Nabal down and he died.
• 1 Samuel 26:10David went on to say, “As the Lord lives, the Lord himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away.
• 2 Kings 15:5The Lord afflicted the king with an illness; he suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.
• 2 Chronicles 13:20Jeroboam did not regain power during the reign of Abijah. The Lord struck him down and he died.
• Psalms 104:29When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life’s breath, they die and return to dust.
• Acts 12:23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, 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