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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. 14 Nevertheless, because you have despised the Lord’s enemies with utter contempt,[b] the son born to you will most certainly 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
  2. 2 Samuel 12:14 Or because you have given occasion for the Lord’s enemies to show contempt