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2 Samuel 12:15
Then Nathan went back to his house. And the hand of the Lord was on David's son, the child of Uriah's wife, and it became very ill.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then Nathan went home.
Then Nathan went home.
Hebrew Names Version
Natan departed to his house. The LORD struck the child that Uriyah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
Natan departed to his house. The LORD struck the child that Uriyah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
King James Version
And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
Lexham English Bible
Then Nathan went to his house, and Yahweh struck the child that the wife of Uriah bore for David, and he became ill.
Then Nathan went to his house, and Yahweh struck the child that the wife of Uriah bore for David, and he became ill.
English Standard Version
Then Nathan went to his house. And the Lord afflicted the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he became sick.
Then Nathan went to his house. And the Lord afflicted the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he became sick.
New Century Version
Then Nathan went home. And the Lord caused the son of David and Bathsheba, Uriah's widow, to be very sick.
Then Nathan went home. And the Lord caused the son of David and Bathsheba, Uriah's widow, to be very sick.
New English Translation
Then Nathan went to his home. The Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David, and the child became very ill.
Then Nathan went to his home. The Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David, and the child became very ill.
Amplified Bible
Then Nathan went [back] to his home. Loss of a Child And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's widow bore to David, and he was very sick.
Then Nathan went [back] to his home. Loss of a Child And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's widow bore to David, and he was very sick.
New American Standard Bible
Then Nathan went to his house. Loss of a Child Later the LORD struck the child that Uriah's widow bore to David, so that he was very sick.
Then Nathan went to his house. Loss of a Child Later the LORD struck the child that Uriah's widow bore to David, so that he was very sick.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Nathan departed vnto his house: and the Lord stroke the childe that Vriahs wife bare vnto Dauid, and it was sicke.
So Nathan departed vnto his house: and the Lord stroke the childe that Vriahs wife bare vnto Dauid, and it was sicke.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Nathan went to his house. Then Yahweh smote the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, so that he was very sick.
And Nathan went to his house. Then Yahweh smote the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, so that he was very sick.
Contemporary English Version
Then Nathan went back home. The Lord made David's young son very sick.
Then Nathan went back home. The Lord made David's young son very sick.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Natan returned to his house. Adonai struck the child that Uriyah's wife had borne to David, and it became very ill.
Then Natan returned to his house. Adonai struck the child that Uriyah's wife had borne to David, and it became very ill.
Darby Translation
And Nathan departed to his house. And Jehovah smote the child that Urijah's wife bore to David, and it became very sick.
And Nathan departed to his house. And Jehovah smote the child that Urijah's wife bore to David, and it became very sick.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Nathan went home. And the Lord caused the baby boy who was born to David and Uriah's wife to become very sick.
Then Nathan went home. And the Lord caused the baby boy who was born to David and Uriah's wife to become very sick.
George Lamsa Translation
Then Nathan went to his house. And the LORD struck the child that the wife of Uriah the Hittite bore to David, and it was very sick.
Then Nathan went to his house. And the LORD struck the child that the wife of Uriah the Hittite bore to David, and it was very sick.
Good News Translation
Then Nathan went home. The Lord caused the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David to become very sick.
Then Nathan went home. The Lord caused the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David to become very sick.
Literal Translation
And Nathan went to his house, and Jehovah struck the boy whom the former wife of Uriah had borne to David. And it became sick.
And Nathan went to his house, and Jehovah struck the boy whom the former wife of Uriah had borne to David. And it became sick.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Nathan wente home. As for the childe which Vrias wife bare vnto Dauid, the LORDE smote it, so that it was deedsicke.
And Nathan wente home. As for the childe which Vrias wife bare vnto Dauid, the LORDE smote it, so that it was deedsicke.
American Standard Version
And Nathan departed unto his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
And Nathan departed unto his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Nathan departed vnto his house: And the Lorde strake the childe that Urias wyfe bare vnto Dauid, and it sickened sore.
And Nathan departed vnto his house: And the Lorde strake the childe that Urias wyfe bare vnto Dauid, and it sickened sore.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore unto David, and it was very sick.
And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore unto David, and it was very sick.
King James Version (1611)
And Nathan departed vnto his house: and the Lord strake the childe that Uriahs wife bare vnto Dauid, and it was very sicke.
And Nathan departed vnto his house: and the Lord strake the childe that Uriahs wife bare vnto Dauid, and it was very sicke.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord smote the child, which the wife of Urias the Chettite bore to David, and it was ill.
And Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord smote the child, which the wife of Urias the Chettite bore to David, and it was ill.
English Revised Version
And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
Berean Standard Bible
After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Nathan turnede ayen in to his hows. And the Lord smoot the litil child, whom the wijf of Vrye childide to Dauid, and he dispeiride.
And Nathan turnede ayen in to his hows. And the Lord smoot the litil child, whom the wijf of Vrye childide to Dauid, and he dispeiride.
Young's Literal Translation
And Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable;
And Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable;
Update Bible Version
And Nathan departed to his house. And Yahweh struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
And Nathan departed to his house. And Yahweh struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Nathan departed to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
And Nathan departed to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
World English Bible
Nathan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
Nathan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
New King James Version
Then Nathan departed to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it became ill.
Then Nathan departed to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it became ill.
New Living Translation
After Nathan returned to his home, the Lord sent a deadly illness to the child of David and Uriah's wife.
After Nathan returned to his home, the Lord sent a deadly illness to the child of David and Uriah's wife.
New Life Bible
Then Nathan went home. The Lord sent trouble upon the child of Uriah's wife and David, so that he was very sick.
Then Nathan went home. The Lord sent trouble upon the child of Uriah's wife and David, so that he was very sick.
New Revised Standard
Then Nathan went to his house. The Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it became very ill.
Then Nathan went to his house. The Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it became very ill.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Nathan departed unto his own house, - and Yahweh struck the child that the wife of Uriah had borne unto David, and it fell sick.
And Nathan departed unto his own house, - and Yahweh struck the child that the wife of Uriah had borne unto David, and it fell sick.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Nathan returned to his house. The Lord also struck the child which the wife of Urias had borne to David, and his life was despaired of.
And Nathan returned to his house. The Lord also struck the child which the wife of Urias had borne to David, and his life was despaired of.
Revised Standard Version
Then Nathan went to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uri'ah's wife bore to David, and it became sick.
Then Nathan went to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uri'ah's wife bore to David, and it became sick.
THE MESSAGE
After Nathan went home, God afflicted the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he came down sick. David prayed desperately to God for the little boy. He fasted, wouldn't go out, and slept on the floor. The elders in his family came in and tried to get him off the floor, but he wouldn't budge. Nor could they get him to eat anything. On the seventh day the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him. They said, "What do we do now? While the child was living he wouldn't listen to a word we said. Now, with the child dead, if we speak to him there's no telling what he'll do."
After Nathan went home, God afflicted the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he came down sick. David prayed desperately to God for the little boy. He fasted, wouldn't go out, and slept on the floor. The elders in his family came in and tried to get him off the floor, but he wouldn't budge. Nor could they get him to eat anything. On the seventh day the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him. They said, "What do we do now? While the child was living he wouldn't listen to a word we said. Now, with the child dead, if we speak to him there's no telling what he'll do."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Nathan went to his house. Loss of a Child Then the LORD struck the child that Uriah's widow bore to David, so that he was very sick.
So Nathan went to his house. Loss of a Child Then the LORD struck the child that Uriah's widow bore to David, so that he was very sick.
Contextual Overview
15 Then Nathan went back to his house. And the hand of the Lord was on David's son, the child of Uriah's wife, and it became very ill. 16 So David made prayer to God for the child; and he took no food day after day, and went in and, stretching himself out on the earth, was there all night. 17 And the chief men of his house got up and went to his side to make him get up from the earth, but he would not; and he would not take food with them. 18 And then on the seventh day the child's death took place. And David's servants were in fear of giving him the news of the child's death: for they said, Truly, while the child was still living he gave no attention when we said anything to him: what will he do to himself if we give him word that the child is dead? 19 But when David saw that his servants were talking together quietly, he was certain that the child was dead: and he said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is. 20 Then David got up from the earth, and after washing and rubbing himself with oil and changing his clothing, he went into the house of the Lord and gave worship: then he went back to his house, and at his order they put food before him and he had a meal. 21 Then his servants said to him, Why have you been acting in this way? you were weeping and going without food while the child was still living; but when the child was dead, you got up and had a meal. 22 And he said, While the child was still living I went without food and gave myself up to weeping: for I said, Who is able to say that the Lord will not have mercy on me and give the child life? 23 But now that the child is dead there is no reason for me to go without food; am I able to make him come back to life? I will go to him, but he will never come back to me. 24 And David gave comfort to his wife Bath-sheba, and he went in to her and had connection with her: and she had a son to whom she gave the name Solomon. And he was dear to the Lord.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
struck the child: Deuteronomy 32:39, 1 Samuel 25:38, 1 Samuel 26:10, 2 Kings 15:5, 2 Chronicles 13:20, Psalms 104:29, Acts 12:23
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 14:1 - the son Mark 5:23 - besought
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:
And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:
Genesis 12:4
So Abram went as the Lord had said to him, and Lot went with him: Abram was seventy-five years old when he went away from Haran.
So Abram went as the Lord had said to him, and Lot went with him: Abram was seventy-five years old when he went away from Haran.
Genesis 12:5
And Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, and all their goods and the servants which they had got in Haran, and they went out to go to the land of Canaan.
And Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, and all their goods and the servants which they had got in Haran, and they went out to go to the land of Canaan.
Genesis 12:16
And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and women-servants, and camels.
And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and women-servants, and camels.
Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.
And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.
Genesis 40:2
And Pharaoh was angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker;
And Pharaoh was angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker;
Genesis 41:1
Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;
Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;
Exodus 2:5
Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.
Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.
Exodus 2:15
Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.
Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.
1 Kings 3:1
Solomon became the son-in-law of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter as his wife, keeping her in the town of David, till the house he was building for himself, and the house of the Lord and the wall round Jerusalem, were complete.
Solomon became the son-in-law of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter as his wife, keeping her in the town of David, till the house he was building for himself, and the house of the Lord and the wall round Jerusalem, were complete.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Nathan departed unto his house,.... His own house, which probably was in the city of Jerusalem, having delivered his message, and brought David to a sense of his sin, and declared to him from the Lord the forgiveness of it; yet for the honour of religion, and the stopping of the mouths of blasphemers, the death of the child is threatened and foretold, and then Nathan took his leave of him, having nothing more from the Lord to say to him:
and the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David; for so she was, and not David's wife, when this child was begotten of her; and, as a mark of God's displeasure at the sin of adultery, the child was struck with a sore disease by the immediate hand of God:
and it was very sick; even unto death, as the event showed.
