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Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 12:15

And Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable;

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 Century Version
Then Nathan went home. And the Lord caused the son of David and Bathsheba, Uriah's widow, to be very 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.
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 And Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable; 16 and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth. 17 And the elders of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he hath not been willing, nor hath he eaten with them bread; 18 and it cometh to pass on the seventh day, that the lad dieth, and the servants of David fear to declare to him that the lad is dead, for they said, `Lo, in the lad being alive we spake unto him, and he did not hearken to our voice; and how do we say unto him, The lad is dead? -- then he hath done evil.' 19 And David seeth that his servants are whispering, and David understandeth that the lad is dead, and David saith unto his servants, `Is the lad dead?' and they say, `Dead.' 20 And David riseth from the earth, and doth bathe and anoint [himself], and changeth his raiment, and cometh in to the house of Jehovah, and boweth himself, and cometh unto his house, and asketh and they place for him bread, and he eateth. 21 And his servants say unto him, `What [is] this thing thou hast done? because of the living lad thou hast fasted and dost weep, and when the lad is dead thou hast risen and dost eat bread.' 22 And he saith, `While the lad is alive I have fasted, and weep, for I said, Who knoweth? -- Jehovah doth pity me, and the lad hath lived; 23 and now, he hath died, why [is] this -- I fast? am I able to bring him back again? I am going unto him, and he doth not turn back unto me.' 24 And David comforteth Bath-Sheba his wife, and goeth in unto her, and lieth with her, and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Solomon; and Jehovah hath loved him,

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
And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.
Genesis 12:4
And Abram goeth on, as Jehovah hath spoken unto him, and Lot goeth with him, and Abram [is] a son of five and seventy years in his going out from Charan.
Genesis 12:5
And Abram taketh Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they have gained, and the persons that they have obtained in Charan; and they go out to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come in to the land of Canaan.
Genesis 12:16
and to Abram he hath done good because of her, and he hath sheep and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and handmaids, and she-asses, and camels.
Genesis 20:2
and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, `She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.
Genesis 40:2
and Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,
Genesis 41:1
And it cometh to pass, at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh is dreaming, and lo, he is standing by the River,
Exodus 2:5
And a daughter of Pharaoh cometh down to bathe at the River, and her damsels are walking by the side of the River, and she seeth the ark in the midst of the weeds, and sendeth her handmaid, and she taketh it,
Exodus 2:15
And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.
1 Kings 3:1
And Solomon joineth in marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and taketh the daughter of Pharaoh, and bringeth her in unto the city of David, till he completeth to build his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

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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