2 Samuel 12:14

¹² For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

¹³ And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

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.

¹⁵ And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

¹⁶ David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
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.
WEB: However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the LORD’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.”
ASV: Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
DARBY: Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, even the child that is born to thee shall certainly die.
BLB: Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for [the word] of YHWH by this deed, also the son born to you will surely die.”

ÅB: Men fordi du har gitt Herrens fiender årsak til å spotte gjennom det du har gjort, så skal sønnen du har fått dø.
OTB: Men siden du ved denne gjerningen har vist fullstendig forakt for Herren, skal barnet som er født til deg visselig dø."
B1930: Men fordi du ved denne gjerning har gitt Herrens fiender årsak til å spotte, så skal også den sønn du har fått, visselig dø.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Romans 2:24
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
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Isaiah 52:5
Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
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Psalms 89:31–33
If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
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Psalms 94:12
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
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Proverbs 3:11–12
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
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Hebrews 12:6
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
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Ezekiel 36:20–23
And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
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Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
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