Verse 11

2 Samuel 12:11

New Living Translation

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11 “This is what the LORD says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes, and he will go to bed with them in public view.

Original Language Text

hebrew

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְ/נִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים עָלֶ֤י/ךָ רָעָה֙ מִ/בֵּיתֶ֔/ךָ וְ/לָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת נָשֶׁ֨י/ךָ֙ לְ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/נָתַתִּ֖י לְ/רֵעֶ֑י/ךָ וְ/שָׁכַב֙ עִם נָשֶׁ֔י/ךָ לְ/עֵינֵ֖י הַ/שֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ הַ/זֹּֽאת

English Translation

Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am bringing upon you evil 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.

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Chapter 12 Context

1 So the LORD sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: “There were two men in a certain town.... Focus ↗

2 The rich man owned a great many sheep and cattle. Focus ↗

3 The poor man owned nothing but one little lamb he had bought. He raised that little lamb, and it gre... Focus ↗

4 One day a guest arrived at the home of the rich man. But instead of killing an animal from his own f... Focus ↗

5 David was furious. “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “any man who would do such a thing deser... Focus ↗

6 He must repay four lambs to the poor man for the one he stole and for having no pity.” Focus ↗

7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! The LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: I anointed... Focus ↗

8 I gave you your master’s house and his wives and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. And if that had n... Focus ↗

9 Why, then, have you despised the word of the LORD and done this horrible deed? For you have murdered... Focus ↗

10 From this time on, your family will live by the sword because you have despised me by taking Uriah’s... Focus ↗

11 “This is what the LORD says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel...

12 You did it secretly, but I will make this happen to you openly in the sight of all Israel.” Focus ↗

13 Then David confessed to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Nathan replied, “Yes, but the LORD... Focus ↗

14 Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD by doing this, your chi... Focus ↗

15 After Nathan returned to his home, the LORD sent a deadly illness to the child of David and Uriah’s... Focus ↗

16 David begged God (Elohim) to spare the child. He went without food and lay all night on the bare gro... Focus ↗

17 The elders of his household pleaded with him to get up and eat with them, but he refused. Focus ↗

18 Then on the seventh day the child died. David’s advisers were afraid to tell him. “He wouldn’t liste... Focus ↗

19 When David saw them whispering, he realized what had happened. “Is the child dead?” he asked. “Yes,”... Focus ↗

20 Then David got up from the ground, washed himself, put on lotions, and changed his clothes. He went... Focus ↗

21 His advisers were amazed. “We don’t understand you,” they told him. “While the child was still livin... Focus ↗

22 David replied, “I fasted and wept while the child was alive, for I said, ‘Perhaps the LORD will be g... Focus ↗

23 But why should I fast when he is dead? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him one day, but he... Focus ↗

24 Then David comforted Bathsheba, his wife, and slept with her. She became pregnant and gave birth to... Focus ↗

25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet that they should name him Jedidiah (which means “beloved of... Focus ↗

26 Meanwhile, Joab was fighting against Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, and he captured the royal fortifi... Focus ↗

27 Joab sent messengers to tell David, “I have fought against Rabbah and captured its water supply. Focus ↗

28 Now bring the rest of the army and capture the city. Otherwise, I will capture it and get credit for... Focus ↗

29 So David gathered the rest of the army and went to Rabbah, and he fought against it and captured it. Focus ↗

30 David removed the crown from the king’s head, and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made... Focus ↗

31 He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 2 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 12 (31 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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