Nathan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
- BSB After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
- ESV Then Nathan went to his house. And the LORD afflicted the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he became sick.
- NKJV Then Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill.
- NASB Then Nathan went to his house. Later the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s widow bore to David, so that he was very sick.
- NLT After Nathan returned to his home, the Lord sent a deadly illness to the child of David and Uriah’s wife.
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- 1 Sam 25:38About ten days later, Yahweh struck Nabal, so that he died.
- Ps 104:29You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
- 2 Kgs 15:5Yahweh struck the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house. Jotham, the king’s son was over the household, judging the people of the land.
- Acts 12:23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
- Deut 32:39“See now that I myself am he. There is no god with me. I kill and I make alive. I wound and I heal. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.
- 2 Chr 13:20Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. Yahweh struck him, and he died.
- 1 Sam 26:10David said, “As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
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