2 Samuel 12 · Verse 15

2 Samuel 12:15

And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
2 Samuel 12:15, King James Version

2 Samuel 12:15 in other translations

BSBAfter Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
WEBThen Nathan departed to his house. The LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he was very sick.
ASVAnd Nathan departed unto his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
YLTAnd Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable;
DARBYAnd Nathan departed to his house. And Jehovah smote the child that Urijah's wife bore to David, and it became very sick.
BBEThen Nathan went back to his house. And the hand of the Lord was on David's son, the child of Uriah's wife, and it became very ill.
WebsterAnd Nathan departed to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.

What does 2 Samuel 12:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 12:15-23
15-23. the Lord struck the child ... and it was very sick--The first visible chastisement inflicted on David appeared on the person of that child which was the evidence and monument of his guilt. His domestics were surprised at his conduct, and in explanation of its singularity, it is necessary to remark that the custom in the East is to leave the nearest relative of a deceased person to the full and undisturbed indulgence of his grief, till on the third or fourth day at farthest (Joh 11:17). Then the other relatives and friends visit him, invite him to eat, lead him to a bath, and bring him a change of dress, which is necessary from his having sat or lain on the ground. The surprise of David's servants, then, who had seen his bitter anguish while the child was sick, arose apparently from this, that when he found it was dead, he who had so deeply lamented arose of himself from the earth, without waiting for their coming to him, immediately bathed and anointed himself, instead of appearing as a mourner, and after worshiping God with solemnity, returned to his wonted repast, without any interposition of others. 2Sa 12:24, 25. Solomon Is Born.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:15-25
David now penned the 51st Psalm, in which, though he had been assured that his sin was pardoned, he prays earnestly for pardon, and greatly laments his sin. He was willing to bear the shame of it, to have it ever before him, to be continually upbraided with it. God gives us leave to be earnest with him in prayer for particular blessings, from trust in his power and general mercy, though we have no particular promise to build upon. David patiently submitted to the will of God in the death of one child, and God made up the loss to his advantage, in the birth of another. The way to have creature comforts continued or restored, or the loss made up some other way, is cheerfully to resign them to God. God, by his grace, particularly owned and favoured that son, and ordered him to be called Jedidiah, Beloved of the Lord. Our prayers for our children are graciously and as fully answered when some of them die in their infancy, for they are well taken care of, and when others live, "beloved of the Lord."

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Samuel 12:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
נָתָ֖ןna.TanNathanH5416
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בֵּית֑וֹbei.Tohouse hisH1004
וַיִּגֹּ֣ףvai.yi.Gofand he struckH5062
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledthe childH3206
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhomH834
יָלְדָ֧הYal.dahshe had borneH3205
אֵֽשֶׁת\־'e.shet-[the] wife ofH802
אוּרִיָּ֛ה'u.ri.YahUriahH223
לְדָוִ֖דle.da.Vidto DavidH1732
וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ\׃vai.ye.'a.Nashand he was sickH605

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 12:15

  • 1 Samuel 25:38

    And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.

  • Psalms 104:29

    Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

  • Deuteronomy 32:39

    See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

  • 1 Samuel 26:10

    David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

  • 2 Kings 15:5

    And the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the house, judging the people of the land.

  • Acts 12:23

    And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

  • 2 Chronicles 13:20

    Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the Lord struck him, and he died.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
struck the child.
De 32:39; 1Sa 25:38; 26:10; 2Ki 15:5; 2Ch 13:20; Ps 104:29
Ac 12:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Samuel 12:14

    Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

  • 2 Samuel 12:15

    And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

  • 2 Samuel 12:16

    David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

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2 Samuel 12:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Nathán se volvió á su casa. Y Jehová hirió al niño que la mujer de Uría había parido á David, y enfermó gravemente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Nathan s’en alla dans sa maison. Et l’ Éternel frappa l’enfant que la femme d’Urie avait enfanté à David; et il fut très malade.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Nathan ging nach seinem Hause. Und Jehova schlug das Kind, welches das Weib Urijas dem David geboren hatte, und es wurde todkrank.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et reversus est Nathan in domum suam. Percussit quoque Dominus parvulum quem pepererat uxor Uriæ David, et desperatus est.