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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the Lord by doing this, your child will die.”

Context of 2 Samuel 12:14

12You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’ ” 13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for the Lord, the son born to you will die.” 15After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth 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 5:9So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our Gentile enemies?
• Psalms 74:10How long will the enemy mock you, God? Will the foe revile your name forever?
• Isaiah 52:5“And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord. “For my people have been taken away for nothing, and those who rule them mock,” declares the Lord. “And all day long my name is constantly blasphemed.
• Ezekiel 36:20And wherever they went among the nations they profaned my holy name, for it was said of them, ‘These are the Lord’s people, and yet they had to leave his land.’
• Matthew 18:7Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!
• Romans 2:24As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
• Psalms 89:31if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands,
• Psalms 94:12Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law;
• Proverbs 3:11My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke,
• Amos 3:2“You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”
• 1 Corinthians 11:32Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.
• Hebrews 12:6because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
• Revelation 3:19Those whom 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