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Notes
Now (literally forever): This phrase points to ongoing consequences. It stands in contrast to God’s gracious promises of a lasting kingdom that God gave to David earlier (2 Samuel 7:13–29).
This is a reminder of what David did with the sword (2 Samuel 12:9) and how the sword would affect his family. This recalls David's careless reaction to Joab's report about the deaths of Uriah and other innocent Israelites (2 Samuel 11:25).
Chapter 12 expands on the final part of 2 Samuel 11:27.
Bathsheba David Hittites Dealing with Conflict Prophets in 1 Kings The Dangers of Sin
Events
Parallels
People
Heth: Son of Canaan and ancestor of the Hittites Uriah: Hittite soldier; husband of Bathsheba
Glossary
Ahithophel Bathsheba David Hittites Joab King Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Psalms, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Adultery: Penalties For Christian Minister: Expostulate with Rulers: Nathan with David Christian Minister: Faithful: Nathan David: King of Israel is Rebuked by the Prophet Nathan Homicide: Punishment of Homicide: The Punishment of Murderers: David Kings: Punished for Transgressing the Divine Law Nathan: A Prophet in the Time of David: Reproves David for his Adultery with Bath-Sheba and his Murder of Uriah Prophets were Sent to Denounce the Wickedness of Kings Repentance: David, at the Rebuke of Nathan, for his Sins of Adultery and Murder The Sword: (Not Departing from One's House) of Perpetual Calamity Women: Bath-Sheba, in Her Adultery, in Becoming the Wife of Her Husband's Murderer