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New Century Version

2 Samuel 12:15

Then Nathan went home. And the Lord caused the son of David and Bathsheba, Uriah's widow, to be very sick.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Bereavement;   Children;   David;   Disease;   Nathan;   Thompson Chain Reference - David;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Afflicted Saints;   Diseases;   Sickness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Bathsheba;   Nathan;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bath-Sheba;   David;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Nathan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - David;   Diseases;   Intercession;   King, Kingship;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammon, Ammonites;   Medicine;   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;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Nathan (1);   Samuel, Books of;   Sick;   Uriah;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Bathsheba;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ancestor Worship;   Judge;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Contemporary English Version
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.
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.
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.
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.
Good News Translation
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.
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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;
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.
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.
World English Bible
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.
New Living Translation
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.

Contextual Overview

15 Then Nathan went home. And the Lord caused the son of David and Bathsheba, Uriah's widow, to be very sick. 16 David prayed to God for the baby. David fasted and went into his house and stayed there, lying on the ground all night. 17 The elders of David's family came to him and tried to pull him up from the ground, but he refused to get up or to eat food with them. 18 On the seventh day the baby died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that the baby was dead. They said, "Look, we tried to talk to David while the baby was alive, but he refused to listen to us. If we tell him the baby is dead, he may do something awful." 19 When David saw his servants whispering, he knew that the baby was dead. So he asked them, "Is the baby dead?" They answered, "Yes, he is dead." 20 Then David got up from the floor, washed himself, put lotions on, and changed his clothes. Then he went into the Lord 's house to worship. After that, he went home and asked for something to eat. His servants gave him some food, and he ate. 21 David's servants said to him, "Why are you doing this? When the baby was still alive, you fasted and you cried. Now that the baby is dead, you get up and eat food." 22 David said, "While the baby was still alive, I fasted, and I cried. I thought, ‘Who knows? Maybe the Lord will feel sorry for me and let the baby live.' 23 But now that the baby is dead, why should I fast? I can't bring him back to life. Someday I will go to him, but he cannot come back to me." 24 Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife. He slept with her and had sexual relations with her. She became pregnant again and had another son, whom David named Solomon. The Lord loved Solomon.

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
I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
Genesis 12:4
So Abram left Haran as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. At this time Abram was 75 years old.
Genesis 12:5
He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and everything they owned, as well as all the servants they had gotten in Haran. They set out from Haran, planning to go to the land of Canaan, and in time they arrived there.
Genesis 12:16
the king was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was her brother. He gave Abram sheep, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
Genesis 20:2
he told people that his wife Sarah was his sister. Abimelech king of Gerar heard this, so he sent some servants to take her.
Genesis 40:2
The king became angry with his officer who served him wine and his baker,
Genesis 41:1
Two years later the king dreamed he was standing on the bank of the Nile River.
Exodus 2:5
Then the daughter of the king of Egypt came to the river to take a bath, and her servant girls were walking beside the river. When she saw the basket in the tall grass, she sent her slave girl to get it.
Exodus 2:15
When the king heard what Moses had done, he tried to kill him. But Moses ran away from the king and went to live in the land of Midian. There he sat down near a well.
1 Kings 3:1
Solomon made an agreement with the king of Egypt by marrying his daughter and bringing her to Jerusalem. At this time Solomon was still building his palace and the Temple of the Lord , as well as a wall around Jerusalem.

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.


 
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