2 Samuel 12:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 12:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 12:15 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sic..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 12:15 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
2 Samuel 12:15 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 12:15
“And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 12:15: house, lord, uriah
“And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. displeased: Heb. was evil in the eyes of”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 12:15: house, lord, wife
“And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 12:15: house, lord, child
“But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 12:15: house, lord, david
“So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies. made: Heb. cut”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 12:15: nathan, house, lord
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