2 Samuel 12:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.”
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“After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Nathan departed unto his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 12:15 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
- 1 Samuel 25:38About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.
- 1 Samuel 26:10David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
- 2 Kings 15:5And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
- 2 Chronicles 13:20Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.
- Psalms 104:29When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
- Acts 12:23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
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