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2 Samuel 12:15

DavidNathanUriah
Grief

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.

14 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.

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.

17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

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BSB
After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
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.
WEB
Then Nathan departed to his house. The LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he was very sick.
ASV
And Nathan departed unto his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah`s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
DARBY
And Nathan departed to his house. And Jehovah smote the child that Urijah's wife bore to David, and it became very sick.
BLB
And Nathan departed to his house. And YHWH struck the child that the wife of Uriah had borne to David, and he became ill.
ÅB
Så gikk Natan hjem igjen, og Herren slo barnet som David hadde fått med Urias hustru, så det ble meget sykt.
OTB
Så gikk Natan til sitt hus. Herren slo barnet som Urias enke hadde født til David, så det ble meget sykt.
B1930
Så gikk Natan hjem igjen, og Herren slo barnet som David hadde fått med Urias hustru, så det blev meget sykt.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 25:38

    And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.

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  • Psalms 104:29

    Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:39

    See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

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  • 1 Samuel 26:10

    David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

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  • 2 Kings 15:5

    And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the house, judging the people of the land.

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  • Acts 12:23

    And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

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  • 2 Chronicles 13:20

    Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.

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