13 Then David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath [a]put away thy sin, thou shalt not die.

14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast caused the enemies of the Lord to [b]blaspheme, the child that is born unto thee, shall surely die.

15 ¶ So Nathan departed unto his house: and the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was sick.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:13 For the Lord seeketh but that the sinner would turn to him.
  2. 2 Samuel 12:14 In saying, that the Lord hath appointed a wicked man to reign over his people.

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