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2 Samuel 12:12-14
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2 Samuel 12:12-14
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12 You had sexual relations with Bathsheba in secret, but I will punish you so that all the people of Israel can see it.’”[a]
13 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. 14 But you did things that made the Lord’s enemies lose their respect for him, so your new baby son will die.”
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- 2 Samuel 12:12 so that all … can see it Literally, “before all Israel and before the sun.”
2 Samuel 12:12-14
New International Version
2 Samuel 12:12-14
New International Version
12 You did it in secret,(A) but I will do this thing in broad daylight(B) before all Israel.’”
13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned(C) against the Lord.”
Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away(D) your sin.(E) You are not going to die.(F) 14 But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for[a] the Lord,(G) the son born to you will die.”
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- 2 Samuel 12:14 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; Masoretic Text for the enemies of
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