2 Samuel 12:11

2 Samuel 12:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
• New International Version (NIV)“This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity on you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord, 'Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house. And I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.

Context of 2 Samuel 12:11

9Why hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes, and give them to thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 13And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said to David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

2 Samuel 12:11 word by word

כֹּ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים עָלֶ֤יךָ רָעָה֙ מִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָ וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת־נָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙ לְעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְנָתַתִּ֖י לְרֵעֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁכַב֙ עִם־נָשֶׁ֔יךָ לְעֵינֵ֖י הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: before(the eyes)H5869
• giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• lieשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 12:11

• 2 Samuel 13:1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
• 2 Samuel 15:6And in this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
• 2 Samuel 16:21And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred by thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
• Deuteronomy 28:30Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell in it: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes of it.
• Ezekiel 14:9And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
• Ezekiel 20:25Therefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments by which they should not live;
• Hosea 4:13They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because their shadow is pleasant: therefore your daughters shall commit harlotry, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11I will take thy wives - That is, In the course of my providence I will permit all this to be done. Had David been faithful, God, by his providence, would have turned all this aside; but now, by his sin, he has made that providence his enemy which before was his friend.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11See the marginal references. In both the points of David‘s crime the retribution was according to his sin. His adultery was punished by Absalom‘s outrage, his murder by the bloodshed of domestic fights, which cost the lives of at least three of his favorite sons, Amnon, Absalom, and Adonijah.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11I will raise up adversity against you from your own house: Absalom's revolt against David fulfilled this promise (2 Samuel 14–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, &c.--The prophet speaks of God threatening to do what He only permitted to be done. The fact is, that David's loss of character by the discovery of his crimes, tended, in the natural course of things, to diminish the respect of his family, to weaken the authority of his government, and to encourage the prevalence of many disorders throughout his kingdom.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 12:11

• Adultery
• David
• Homicide
• Minister, Christian
• Nathan
• Repentance

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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