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11 “This is what the Lord says:

“‘Listen very carefully!

“‘I’m raising up evil against you right out of your own household.

“‘I’m going to take your wives away from you right before your eyes.

“‘Then I’ll give them to your neighbor.

“‘And then he’s going to have sex with your wives in broad daylight!

12 “‘What you did in secret I’m going to do right in front of all Israel and in broad daylight as well!’”

13 At this point, David told Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”

Nathan responded to David, “There’s one other thing: the Lord has forgiven your sin.[a] You won’t die.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:13 Or has caused your sin to go away; lit. has caused your sin to cross over eastward

11 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household(A) I am going to bring calamity on you.(B) Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.(C) 12 You did it in secret,(D) but I will do this thing in broad daylight(E) before all Israel.’”

13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned(F) against the Lord.”

Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away(G) your sin.(H) You are not going to die.(I)

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