Then Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill.
Parallel translations
- WEB Nathan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
- 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.
- 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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Quick answer
Nathan goes home, and the LORD strikes the child, who becomes very ill. God's announced judgment begins to unfold.
Overview
The word of judgment moves at once to fulfillment as the child falls gravely sick. The narrative does not soften the painful reality that David's sin brings suffering. Yet the verses that follow will show David turning to God in earnest prayer even under this discipline.
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Cross-references · 7
- 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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