2 Samuel 12:13

New Living Translation

Then David confessed to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord ." Nathan replied, "Yes, but the Lord has forgiven you, and you won't die for this sin.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David responded to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”

Hebrew Names Version
David said to Natan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Natan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin. You will not die.

King James Version
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord . And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

Lexham English Bible
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against Yahweh!" Nathan said to David, "Yahweh has also forgiven your sin; you shall not die.

English Standard Version
David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord ." And Nathan said to David, "The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.

New Century Version
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord ." Nathan answered, "The Lord has taken away your sin. You will not die.

New English Translation
Then David exclaimed to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord !" Nathan replied to David, "Yes, and the Lord has forgiven your sin. You are not going to die.

Amplified Bible
David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has allowed your sin to pass [without further punishment]; you shall not die.

New American Standard Bible
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has allowed your sin to pass; you shall not die.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Dauid sayde vnto Nathan, I haue sinned against the Lord. And Nathan sayde vnto Dauid, The Lord also hath put away thy sinne, thou shalt not die.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against Yahweh." And Nathan said to David, "Yahweh also has taken away your sin; you shall not die.

Contemporary English Version
David said, "I have disobeyed the Lord ." "Yes, you have!" Nathan answered. "You showed you didn't care what the Lord wanted. He has forgiven you, and you won't die. But your newborn son will."

Complete Jewish Bible
David said to Natan, "I have sinned against Adonai ." Natan said to David, " Adonai also has taken away your sin. You will not die.

Darby Translation
And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah has also put away thy sin: thou shalt not die.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord ." Nathan said to David, "The Lord will forgive you, even for this sin. You will not die.

George Lamsa Translation
And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said to David, The LORD also has put away your transgression; you shall not die.

Good News Translation
"I have sinned against the Lord ," David said. Nathan replied, "The Lord forgives you; you will not die.

Literal Translation
And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah also has put away your sin; you shall not die.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde Dauid vnto Nathan I haue synned vnto the LORDE. Nathan sayde vnto Dauid: So hath the LORDE also taken awaye thy synne, thou shalt not dye.

American Standard Version
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said unto David, Jehovah also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

Bible in Basic English
And David said to Nathan, Great is my sin against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord has put away your sin; death will not come on you.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid saide vnto Nathan: I haue sinned against the Lord. And Nathan saide vnto Dauid: The Lord also hath put away thy sinne, thou shalt not dye.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David said unto Nathan: 'I have sinned against the LORD.' And Nathan said unto David: 'The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

King James Version (1611)
And Dauid saide vnto Nathan, I haue sinned against the Lord. And Nathan saide vnto Dauid, The Lord also hath put away thy sinne, thou shalt not die.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, And the Lord has put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

English Revised Version
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

Berean Standard Bible
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." "The LORD has taken away your sin," Nathan replied. "You will not die.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid seide to Nathan, Y haue synned to the Lord. And Nathan seide to Dauid, Also the Lord hath turned awei thi synne; thou schalt not die.

Young's Literal Translation
And David saith unto Nathan, `I have sinned against Jehovah.' And Nathan saith unto David, `Also -- Jehovah hath caused thy sin to pass away; thou dost not die;

Update Bible Version
And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Yahweh. And Nathan said to David, Yahweh also has put away your sin; you shall not die.

Webster's Bible Translation
And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said to David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

World English Bible
David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against Yahweh." Nathan said to David, "Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.

New King James Version
So David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die.

New Life Bible
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." And Nathan said to him, "The Lord has taken away your sin. You will not die.

New Revised Standard
David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord ." Nathan said to David, "Now the Lord has put away your sin; you shall not die.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Yahweh. Then said Nathan unto David, - Yahweh also, hath put away thy sin, thou shalt not die!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die.

Revised Standard Version
David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die.

THE MESSAGE
Then David confessed to Nathan, "I've sinned against God ." Nathan pronounced, "Yes, but that's not the last word. God forgives your sin. You won't die for it. But because of your blasphemous behavior, the son born to you will die."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has taken away your sin; you shall not die.

Contextual Overview

¹ So the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: "There were two men in a certain town. One was rich, and one was poor. ² The rich man owned a great many sheep and cattle. ³ The poor man owned nothing but one little lamb he had bought. He raised that little lamb, and it grew up with his children. It ate from the man's own plate and drank from his cup. He cuddled it in his arms like a baby daughter. ⁴ One day a guest arrived at the home of the rich man. But instead of killing an animal from his own flock or herd, he took the poor man's lamb and killed it and prepared it for his guest." ⁵ David was furious. "As surely as the Lord lives," he vowed, "any man who would do such a thing deserves to die! ⁶ He must repay four lambs to the poor man for the one he stole and for having no pity." ⁷ Then Nathan said to David, "You are that man! The Lord , the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel and saved you from the power of Saul. ⁸ I gave you your master's house and his wives and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. And if that had not been enough, I would have given you much, much more. ⁹ Why, then, have you despised the word of the Lord and done this horrible deed? For you have murdered Uriah the Hittite with the sword of the Ammonites and stolen his wife. ¹⁰ 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.

Bible Verse Review
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David: 1 Samuel 15:20, 1 Samuel 15:24, 1 Kings 13:4, 1 Kings 21:20, 1 Kings 22:8, 2 Kings 1:9, 2 Chronicles 16:10, 2 Chronicles 24:20-22, 2 Chronicles 25:16, Matthew 14:3-5, Matthew 14:10

I have sinned: 2 Samuel 24:10, 1 Samuel 15:24, 1 Samuel 15:25, 1 Samuel 15:30, Job 7:20, Job 33:27, Psalms 32:3-5, Psalms 51:4, Proverbs 25:12, Proverbs 28:13, Luke 15:21, Acts 2:37, 1 John 1:8-10

The Lord: Job 7:21, Psalms 32:1, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 130:3, Psalms 130:4, Isaiah 6:5-7, Isaiah 38:17, Isaiah 43:24, Isaiah 44:22, Lamentations 3:32, Micah 7:18, Micah 7:19, Zechariah 3:4, Hebrews 9:26, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 1:9, 1 John 2:1, Revelation 1:5

thou: Leviticus 20:10, Numbers 35:31-33, Psalms 51:16, Acts 13:38, Acts 13:39, Romans 8:33, Romans 8:34

Reciprocal: Genesis 39:9 - sin Genesis 42:21 - they said Exodus 21:12 - General Leviticus 13:23 - General Numbers 22:34 - I Have sinned Judges 10:15 - We have sinned 1 Chronicles 21:8 - I have sinned Psalms 32:5 - acknowledged Psalms 103:3 - forgiveth Jeremiah 14:20 - for Hosea 14:2 - away 2 Corinthians 7:10 - repentance Hebrews 10:28 - despised

Cross-References

Genesis 11:29
Meanwhile, Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. (Milcah and her sister Iscah were daughters of Nahor's brother Haran.)

Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you."

Genesis 12:5
He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,

Genesis 12:6
Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.

Genesis 12:8
After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord , and he worshiped the Lord .

Genesis 12:12
When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife. Let's kill him; then we can have her!'

Genesis 12:13
So please tell them you are my sister. Then they will spare my life and treat me well because of their interest in you."

Genesis 20:2
Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by saying, "She is my sister." So King Abimelech of Gerar sent for Sarah and had her brought to him at his palace.

Genesis 20:5
Didn't Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister'? And she herself said, ‘Yes, he is my brother.' I acted in complete innocence! My hands are clean."

Genesis 26:7
When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, "She is my sister." He was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord,.... Which confession, though short, was a full one, arising from a thorough conviction of the evil of the sin he had been guilty of, accompanied with real brokenness of heart, sincere humiliation, and a sorrow after a godly sort, as the fifty first psalm, that penitential psalm composed upon this occasion shows, Psalms 51:1:

and Nathan said unto David; being fully satisfied with the sincerity and genuineness of his repentance, of which he gave proof by words and deeds, and being under the direction and impulse of the Spirit of God:

the Lord hath put away thy sin; would not charge it upon him, impute it to him, or punish him for it, but freely and fully forgive it, cast it behind his back, and into the depth of the sea; cause it to pass from him and never more bring it against him, and which is the Lord's act, and his only, against whom sin is committed:

thou shall not die; though he should die a corporeal death, yet not by the immediate hand of God, or by the sword of justice as a malefactor, a murderer, and adulterer, as he, according to the law, deserved to die; nor should he die a spiritual death, though his grace had been so low, and his corruptions had risen so high; nor an eternal death, the second death, the lost wages of sin.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For a comment on David’s words, read Psalms 51:0; Psalms 32:1-11.

Thou shalt not die - Not spoken of the punishment of death as affixed to adultery by the Mosaic Law: the application of that law Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22; John 8:5 to an absolute Eastern monarch was out of the question. The death of the soul is meant (compare Ezekiel 18:4, Ezekiel 18:13, Ezekiel 18:18).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 12:13. The Lord - hath put away thy sin — Many have supposed that David's sin was now actually pardoned, but this is perfectly erroneous; David, as an adulterer, was condemned to death by the law of God; and he had according to that law passed sentence of death upon himself. God alone, whose law that was could revoke that sentence, or dispense with its execution; therefore Nathan, who had charged the guilt home upon his conscience, is authorized to give him the assurance that he should not die a temporal death for it: The Lord hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. This is all that is contained in the assurance given by Nathan: Thou shalt not die that temporal death; thou shalt be preserved alive, that thou mayest have time to repent, turn to God, and find mercy. If the fifty-first Psalm, as is generally supposed, was written on this occasion, then it is evident (as the Psalm must have been written after this interview) that David had not received pardon for his sin from God at the time he composed it; for in it he confesses the crime in order to find mercy.

There is something very remarkable in the words of Nathan: The Lord also hath PUT AWAY thy sin; thou shalt not die; גם יהוה העביר חטאתך לא תמות gam Yehovah heebir chattathecha lo thamuth, Also Jehovah HATH CAUSED thy sin TO PASS OVER, or transferred thy sin; THOU shalt not die. God has transferred the legal punishment of this sin to the child; HE shall die, THOU shalt not die; and this is the very point on which the prophet gives him the most direct information: The child that is born unto thee shall SURELY die; מות ימות moth yamuth, dying he shall die - he shall be in a dying state seven days, and then he shall die. So God immediately struck the child, and it was very sick.