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Literal Standard Version

2 Samuel 12:10

And now, the sword does not turn aside from your house for all time, because you have despised Me, and take the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be for a wife for yourself;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adultery;   David;   Homicide;   Minister, Christian;   Nathan;   Repentance;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - David;   Retribution;   Reward-Punishment;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Prophets;   Sword, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Bathsheba;   David;   Nathan;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - David;   King, Kingship;   Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Murder;   Presumption;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Nathan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - David;   King, Kingship;   Parables;   Tamar;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammon, Ammonites;   Nathan;   Samuel, Books of;   Sin;   Uriah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Nathan ;   Uriah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Nathan;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Da'vid;   Na'than;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Sword;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Nathan;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Nathan (1);   Samuel, Books of;   Sin (1);   Uriah;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Allegory;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Judge;   Satire;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now therefore, the sword will never leave your house because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hethite to be your own wife.’
Hebrew Names Version
Now therefore the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriyah the Hittite to be your wife.'
King James Version
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
Lexham English Bible
So then, a sword will not turn away from your house forever, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife!'
English Standard Version
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.'
New Century Version
Now there will always be people in your family who will die by a sword, because you did not respect me; you took the wife of Uriah the Hittite for yourself!'
New English Translation
So now the sword will never depart from your house. For you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your own!'
Amplified Bible
'Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.'
New American Standard Bible
'Now then, the sword shall never leave your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.'
Geneva Bible (1587)
Now therefore the sworde shall neuer depart from thine house, because thou hast despised me, and taken the wife of Vriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
Legacy Standard Bible
So now, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.'
Contemporary English Version
"Because you wouldn't obey me and took Uriah's wife for yourself, your family will never live in peace.
Complete Jewish Bible
Now therefore, the sword will never leave your house — because you have shown contempt for me and taken the wife of Uriyah the Hitti as your own wife.'
Darby Translation
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urijah the Hittite to be thy wife.
Easy-to-Read Version
So your family will never have peace! When you took Uriah's wife, you showed that you did not respect me.'
George Lamsa Translation
Now therefore the sword shall not depart from your house for ever; because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
Good News Translation
Now, in every generation some of your descendants will die a violent death because you have disobeyed me and have taken Uriah's wife.
Literal Translation
And now the sword shall not turn aside from your house continually, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be a wife to you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now therfore shal not ye swerde departe from thy house for ouer, because thou hast despysed me, and taken the wife of Vrias the Hithite, to be thy wife.
American Standard Version
Now 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.
Bible in Basic English
So now the sword will never be turned away from your family; because you have had no respect for me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Now therefore, the sword shall neuer depart from thyne house, because thou hast despised me, and taken the wyfe of Urias the Hethite to be thy wyfe.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now 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.
King James Version (1611)
Now therefore the sword shall neuer depart from thine house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite, to be thy wife.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Now therefore the sword shall not depart from thy house for ever, because thou has set me at nought, and thou hast taken the wife of Urias the Chettite, to be thy wife.
English Revised Version
Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
Berean Standard Bible
Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wherfor swerd schal not go awey fro thin hows til in to with outen ende; for thou dispysidist me, and tokist the wijf of Vrye Ethei, that sche schulde be thi wijf.
Young's Literal Translation
`And now, the sword doth not turn aside from thy house unto the age, because thou hast despised Me, and dost take the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be to thee for a wife;
Update Bible Version
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now 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.
World English Bible
Now therefore the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.'
New King James Version
Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.'
New Living Translation
From this time on, your family will live by the sword because you have despised me by taking Uriah's wife to be your own.
New Life Bible
So now some from your family, even in the future, will die by the sword, because you have turned against Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.'
New Revised Standard
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, for you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, the sword shall not depart from thy house, unto age-abiding times, - because thou hast despised me, and taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urias the Hethite to be thy wife.
Revised Standard Version
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uri'ah the Hittite to be your wife.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.'

Contextual Overview

1And YHWH sends Nathan to David, and he comes to him, and says to him: "Two men have been in one city, one rich and one poor. 2The rich has very many flocks and herds, 3but the poor one has nothing, except one little ewe-lamb which he has bought and keeps alive. And it grows up together with him and with his sons. It eats of his morsel, and it drinks from his cup, and it lies in his bosom, and it is as a daughter to him. 4And a traveler comes to the rich man, and he spares to take from his own flock, and from his own herd, to prepare for the traveling [man] who has come to him; and he takes the ewe-lamb of the poor man and prepares it for the man who has come to him." 5And the anger of David burns against the man exceedingly, and he says to Nathan, "YHWH lives, surely the man who is doing this [is] a son of death, 6and [for] the ewe-lamb he repays fourfold, because that he has done this thing, and because that he had no pity." 7And Nathan says to David, "You [are] the man! Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: I anointed you for king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul; 8and I give to you the house of your lord, and the wives of your lord, into your bosom, and I give the house of Israel and Judah to you; and if [that is] too little, then I add such and such [things] to you. 9Why have you despised the word of YHWH, to do evil in His eyes? You have struck Uriah the Hittite by the sword, and you have taken his wife for a wife for yourself, and you have slain him by the sword of the sons of Ammon. 10And now, the sword does not turn aside from your house for all time, because you have despised Me, and take the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be for a wife for yourself;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the sword: 2 Samuel 13:28, 2 Samuel 13:29, 2 Samuel 18:14, 2 Samuel 18:15, 2 Samuel 18:33, 1 Kings 2:23-25, Amos 7:9, Matthew 26:52

because: Numbers 11:20, 1 Samuel 2:30, Malachi 1:6, Malachi 1:7, Matthew 6:24, Romans 2:4, 1 Thessalonians 4:8

hast taken: Genesis 20:3, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 6:33

Reciprocal: Genesis 20:9 - a great Exodus 20:13 - General Exodus 32:35 - General Leviticus 26:15 - despise 2 Samuel 12:9 - despised 2 Samuel 13:21 - he was very wroth 2 Samuel 15:25 - Carry back 2 Samuel 23:5 - Although 2 Samuel 24:12 - that I may 1 Kings 13:26 - the man 1 Kings 15:5 - save only 1 Chronicles 21:10 - that I may 1 Chronicles 21:17 - on my father's 2 Chronicles 24:20 - transgress Job 20:14 - his meat Psalms 10:13 - contemn Psalms 51:4 - Against Psalms 118:18 - chastened Proverbs 6:29 - he that Proverbs 13:13 - despiseth Isaiah 5:24 - despised Isaiah 30:12 - Because Jeremiah 23:17 - that despise Hosea 4:13 - therefore Amos 2:4 - because

Cross-References

Genesis 12:1
And YHWH says to Abram, "Go for yourself, from your land, and from your family, and from the house of your father, to the land which I show you.
Genesis 12:2
And I make you become a great nation, and bless you, and make your name great; and be a blessing.
Genesis 12:3
And I bless those blessing you, and I curse him who is cursing you, and all families of the ground have been blessed in you."
Genesis 12:4
And Abram goes on, as YHWH has spoken to him, and Lot goes with him, and Abram [is] a son of seventy-five years in his going out from Haran.
Genesis 12:8
And he removes from there toward a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretches out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he builds an altar to YHWH there, and preaches in the Name of YHWH.
Genesis 12:18
And Pharaoh calls for Abram and says, "What [is] this you have done to me? Why have you not declared to me that she [is] your wife?
Genesis 42:5
And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine has been in the land of Canaan,
Genesis 43:1
And the famine [is] severe in the land;
Genesis 47:13
And there is no bread in all the land, for the famine [is] very grievous, and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan are feeble because of the famine;
Ruth 1:1
And it comes to pass, in [the] days [when] the ones judging judge, that there is a famine in the land, and there goes a man from Beth-Lehem-Judah to sojourn in the fields of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house,.... During his life, and as appeared in the slaughter of his sons Ammon and Absalom before his death, and of Adonijah quickly after, and in his posterity through their wars with the children of Israel, and other nations:

because thou hast despised me; his commandments, and that in effect was despising him the lawgiver:

and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife; which being repeated shows that it was very displeasing to God, and a very heinous crime in his sight.


 
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