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New Century Version

2 Samuel 12:12

You had sexual relations with Bathsheba in secret, but I will do this so all the people of Israel can see it.'"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adultery;   David;   Homicide;   Minister, Christian;   Nathan;   Repentance;   Thompson Chain Reference - David;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Prophets;   Sun, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Bathsheba;   Concubine;   David;   Nathan;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - King, Kingship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Absalom;   Nathan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - David;   King, Kingship;   Parables;   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;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Na'than;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Nathan;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You acted in secret, but I will do this before all Israel and in broad daylight.’”
Hebrew Names Version
For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Yisra'el, and before the sun.'"
King James Version
For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
Lexham English Bible
Though you did this in secret, I will do this thing before all of Israel in broad daylight!'"
English Standard Version
For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.'"
New English Translation
Although you have acted in secret, I will do this thing before all Israel, and in broad daylight.'"
Amplified Bible
'Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and in broad daylight.'"
New American Standard Bible
'Indeed, you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and in open daylight.'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
For thou diddest it secretly: but I will doe this thing before all Israel, and before the sunne.
Legacy Standard Bible
Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'"
Contemporary English Version
What you did was in secret, but I will do this in the open for everyone in Israel to see."
Complete Jewish Bible
For you did it secretly, but I will do this before all Isra'el in broad daylight.'"
Darby Translation
For thou didst [it] secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.
Easy-to-Read Version
You had sexual relations with Bathsheba in secret, but I will punish you so that all the people of Israel can see it.'"
George Lamsa Translation
For you did it secretly; but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, in the daytime.
Good News Translation
You sinned in secret, but I will make this happen in broad daylight for all Israel to see.'"
Literal Translation
For you acted in secret, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For thou hast done it secretly, but I wyl do this in the sighte of all Israel, and by Sonne lighte.
American Standard Version
For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
Bible in Basic English
You did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and in the light of the sun.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For thou diddest it secretly: but I wil do this thing before al Israel, and in the open sunne lyght.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For thou didst it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'
King James Version (1611)
For thou diddest it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the Sunne.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For thou didst it secretly, but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and before the sun.
English Revised Version
For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
Berean Standard Bible
You have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.'"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For thou hast do priueli; forsothe Y schal do this word in the siyt of al Israel, and in the siyt of this sunne.
Young's Literal Translation
for thou hast done [it] in secret, and I do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'
Update Bible Version
For you did it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
Webster's Bible Translation
For thou didst [it] secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
World English Bible
For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'"
New King James Version
For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun."'
New Living Translation
You did it secretly, but I will make this happen to you openly in the sight of all Israel."
New Life Bible
You did it in secret. But I will do this in front of all Israel, and under the sun.'"
New Revised Standard
For you did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, thou, didst it, in secret, - but, I, will do this thing, before all Israel, and before the sun.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and in the sight of the sun.
Revised Standard Version
For you did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and under the sun.'"

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to David, he said, "There were two men in a city. One was rich, but the other was poor. 2 The rich man had many sheep and cattle. 3 But the poor man had nothing except one little female lamb he had bought. The poor man fed the lamb, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup and slept in his arms. The lamb was like a daughter to him. 4 "Then a traveler stopped to visit the rich man. The rich man wanted to feed the traveler, but he didn't want to take one of his own sheep or cattle. Instead, he took the lamb from the poor man and cooked it for his visitor." 5 David became very angry at the rich man. He said to Nathan, "As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this should die! 6 He must pay for the lamb four times for doing such a thing. He had no mercy!" 7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: ‘I appointed you king of Israel and saved you from Saul. 8 I gave you his kingdom and his wives. And I made you king of Israel and Judah. And if that had not been enough, I would have given you even more. 9 So why did you ignore the Lord 's command? Why did you do what he says is wrong? You killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword of the Ammonites and took his wife to be your wife! 10 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!'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

secretly: 2 Samuel 11:4, 2 Samuel 11:8, 2 Samuel 11:13, 2 Samuel 11:15, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Luke 12:1, Luke 12:2, 1 Corinthians 4:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 45:5 - God 2 Samuel 16:11 - Behold 2 Samuel 16:22 - went in Job 24:15 - eye Job 34:26 - in Ezekiel 14:9 - if the Ephesians 5:12 - in

Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
Then he traveled from Shechem to the mountain east of Bethel and set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. There Abram built another altar to the Lord and worshiped him.
Genesis 12:10
At this time there was not much food in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live because there was so little food.
Genesis 20:11
Then Abraham answered, "I thought no one in this place respected God and that someone would kill me to get Sarah.
Genesis 26:7
His wife Rebekah was very beautiful, and the men of that place asked Isaac about her. Isaac said, "She is my sister," because he was afraid to tell them she was his wife. He thought they might kill him so they could have her.
1 Samuel 27:1
But David thought to himself, "Saul will catch me someday. The best thing I can do is escape to the land of the Philistines. Then he will give up looking for me in Israel, and I can get away from him."
Proverbs 29:25
Being afraid of people can get you into trouble, but if you trust the Lord , you will be safe.
Matthew 10:28
Don't be afraid of people, who can kill the body but cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is the one who can destroy the soul and the body in hell.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For thou didst [it] secretly,.... Committed adultery with Bathsheba privately, and endeavoured to conceal it, by getting her husband killed in battle, and then marrying her as soon as he could to hide the shame of it:

but one will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun; as the above fact was; that is, he would suffer it to he done, and so order it in his providence, that everything should concur to the doing of it; as David's leaving his wives behind him, Ahithophel's wicked counsel he was suffered to give, and the lustful inclination Absalom was left unto, and not any of the people of Israel having religion, spirit, and courage enough to remonstrate against it.


 
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