12 You acted in secret, but I will do this before all Israel and in broad daylight.’”[a]

13 David responded to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”(A)

Then Nathan replied to David, “The Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die.(B) 14 However, because you treated[b] the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son born to you will die.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:12 Lit and before the sun
  2. 2 Samuel 12:14 Ancient Jewish tradition, one LXX ms; MT reads treated the enemies of; DSS read treated the word of

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