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Literal Standard Version

2 Samuel 12:14

only, because you have caused the enemies of YHWH to greatly despise by this thing, also—the son who is born to you surely dies."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adultery;   Afflictions and Adversities;   Blasphemy;   Children;   David;   Minister, Christian;   Nathan;   Repentance;   Sin;   Scofield Reference Index - Judgments;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bringing Reproach;   David;   Inconsistency;   Religion, True-False;   Reproach;   The Topic Concordance - Blasphemy;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Afflictions;   Blasphemy;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Bathsheba;   David;   Nathan;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Blasphemy;   Kill, Killing;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Blasphemy;   Fly;   Nathan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Blasphemy;   David;   Intercession;   King, Kingship;   Parables;   Samuel, Books of;   Scorn, Scornful;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammon, Ammonites;   Nathan;   Samuel, Books of;   Sin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Nathan ;   Uriah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Nathan;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Nathan;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bath-Sheba;   Blasphemy;   How;   Nathan (1);   Samuel, Books of;   Text of the Old Testament;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Allegory;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Judge;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
However, because you treated the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son born to you will die.”
Hebrew Names Version
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 shall surely die."
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
But because you have utterly scorned Yahweh in this matter, the son born for you will certainly die."
English Standard Version
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord , the child who is born to you shall die."
New Century Version
But what you did caused the Lord 's enemies to lose all respect for him. For this reason the son who was born to you will die."
New English Translation
Nonetheless, because you have treated the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die."
Amplified Bible
"Nevertheless, because by this deed you have given [a great] opportunity to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme [Him], the son that is born to you shall certainly die."
New American Standard Bible
"However, since by this deed you have shown utter disrespect for the LORD, the child himself who is born to you shall certainly die."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Howbeit because by this deede thou hast caused the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the childe that is borne vnto thee shal surely die.
Legacy Standard Bible
However, because by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of Yahweh to blaspheme, the son also that is born to you shall surely die."
Complete Jewish Bible
However, because by this act you have so greatly blasphemed Adonai , the child born to you must die."
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
But you did things that made the Lord 's enemies lose their respect for him, so your new baby son will die."
George Lamsa Translation
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have made the enemies of the LORD to boast, the son also that is born to you shall surely die.
Good News Translation
But because you have shown such contempt for the Lord in doing this, your child will die."
Literal Translation
Only, because you have made the enemies of Jehovah to scorn derisively by this thing, also the son who shall be born to you dying shall die.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But for so moch as thou thorow this dede hast caused the enemies of the LORDE to blaspheme, ye sonne that is borne vnto the, shall dye the death.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Howbeit, because in doing this deede thou hast geuen ye enemies of the Lord a cause to blaspheme, the childe that is borne vnto thee shall surely dye.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast greatly blasphemed the enemies of the LORD, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.'
King James Version (1611)
Howbeit, because by this deede thou hast giuen great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the childe also that is borne vnto thee, shall surely die.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Only because thou hast given great occasion of provocation to the enemies of the Lord by this thing, thy son also that is born to thee shall surely die.
English Revised Version
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.
Berean Standard Bible
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have treated the LORD with utter contempt, the son born to you will surely die."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Netheles for thou madist enemyes to blasfeme the name of the Lord, for this word the child which is borun to thee schal die bi deeth.
Young's Literal Translation
only, because thou hast caused the enemies of Jehovah greatly to despise by this thing, also the son who is born to thee doth surely die.'
Update Bible Version
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for Yahweh, the son also that is born to you shall surely die.
Webster's Bible Translation
But, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also [that is] born to thee shall surely die.
World English Bible
However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh's enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die."
New King James Version
However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die."
New Living Translation
Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the Lord by doing this, your child will die."
New Life Bible
But by this act you have given those who hate the Lord a reason to speak against the Lord. The child that is born to you will die for sure."
New Revised Standard
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord , the child that is born to you shall die."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Nevertheless, because thou hast greatly blasphemed Yahweh, by this thing, the very son that is born to thee, shall, die.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Nevertheless, because thou hast given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, for this thing, the child that is born to thee, shall surely die.
Revised Standard Version
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the LORD, the child that is born to you shall die."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"However, because by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born to you shall surely die."

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

by this deed: Nehemiah 5:9, Psalms 74:10, Isaiah 52:5, Ezekiel 36:20-23, Matthew 18:7, Romans 2:24

the child: Psalms 89:31-33, Psalms 94:12, Proverbs 3:11, Proverbs 3:12, Amos 3:2, 1 Corinthians 11:32, Hebrews 12:6, Revelation 3:19

Reciprocal: Leviticus 24:11 - blasphemed 2 Samuel 24:12 - that I may 1 Kings 13:26 - the man Psalms 5:8 - mine Psalms 51:4 - Against Psalms 119:39 - Turn Amos 2:7 - to profane Malachi 1:12 - ye have Romans 14:13 - or 1 Corinthians 11:30 - many 1 Timothy 5:14 - give 1 Timothy 6:1 - that the Titus 2:5 - that

Cross-References

Genesis 3:6
And the woman sees that the tree [is] good for food, and that it [is] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make [one] wise, and she takes from its fruit and eats, and also gives [some] to her husband with her, and he eats;
Genesis 6:2
and the sons of God see that they, the daughters of men, [are] beautiful, and they take women for themselves of all whom they have chosen.
Genesis 39:7
And it comes to pass after these things, that his lord's wife lifts up her eyes to Joseph and says, "Lie with me";
Matthew 5:28
but I say to you that everyone who is looking on a woman to desire her, already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Howbeit, because by this deed,.... This complicated wickedness, adultery with Bathsheba, and the murder of her husband, and occasioning the death of others:

thou hast given great reason to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme; to insult over Israel, and the God of Israel, and to magnify their own idols on account of the advantage they got when Uriah and other Israelites were slain; and to speak ill of God as a respecter of persons, who had cast off Saul and his family from the kingdom, and yet established David in it, guilty of crimes the other was not; and of the word, ways, and worship of God, and of the true religion, as all hypocrisy and deceit, when men that made such pretensions to it were guilty of such atrocious crimes; wherefore to let such see and know that the Lord did not approve of and countenance such actions, but abhorred and resented them:

the child also [that is] born unto thee shall surely die; which would be a visible testimony of God's displeasure at his sin, to all men that should hear of it, and know it; and being taken away in such a manner would be a great affliction to him, and the more as his affections were much towards the child, as appears by what follows; or otherwise the removal of it might have been considered as a mercy, since its life would have kept up the remembrance of the sin, and have been a standing reproach to him.


 
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