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You are not going to die. <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then David confessed to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Nathan replied, “Yes, but the LORD has forgiven you, and you won’t die for this sin. <a href="/esv/2_samuel/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” And Nathan said to David, “The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die. <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die. <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/12.htm">King James Bible</a> And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/12.htm">New King James Version</a> So David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” And Nathan said to David, “The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die. <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” And Nathan said to David, “The LORD also has allowed your sin to pass; you shall not die. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then David said to Nathan, &#8220I have sinned against the LORD.&#8221 And Nathan said to David, &#8220The LORD also has taken away your sin; you shall not die. <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” And Nathan said to David, “The LORD also has taken away your sin; you shall not die. <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” And Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has taken away your sin; you shall not die. <a href="/amp/2_samuel/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” And Nathan said to David, “The LORD also has allowed your sin to pass [without further punishment]; you shall not die. <a href="/csb/2_samuel/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> David responded to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Then Nathan replied to David, “And the LORD has taken away your sin; you will not die. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> David responded to Nathan, &#8220I have sinned against the LORD.&#8221 Then Nathan replied to David, &#8220The LORD has taken away your sin; you will not die. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said unto David, Jehovah also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. <a href="/erv/2_samuel/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Nathan replied, "The LORD has taken away your sin; you will not die. <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> "I have sinned against the LORD," David said. Nathan replied, "The LORD forgives you; you will not die. <a href="/isv/2_samuel/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> At this point, David told Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Nathan responded to David, "There's one other thing: the LORD has forgiven your sin. You won't die. <a href="/msb/2_samuel/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then David said to Nathan, ?I have sinned against the LORD.? ?The LORD has taken away your sin,? Nathan replied. ?You will not die. <a href="/net/2_samuel/12.htm">NET Bible</a> Then David exclaimed to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD!" Nathan replied to David, "Yes, and the LORD has forgiven your sin. You are not going to die. <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin. You will not die. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said to David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. <a href="/web/2_samuel/12.htm">World English Bible</a> David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And David says to Nathan, “I have sinned against YHWH.” And Nathan says to David, “Also—YHWH has caused your sin to pass away; you do not die; <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And David saith unto Nathan, 'I have sinned against Jehovah.' And Nathan saith unto David, 'Also -- Jehovah hath caused thy sin to pass away; thou dost not die; <a href="/slt/2_samuel/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And David will say to Nathan, I sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan will say to David, Jehovah also passed over thy sin; thou shalt not die.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David: “The Lord has also taken away your sin. You shall not die. <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/12.htm">New American Bible</a> Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Nathan answered David: “For his part, the LORD has removed your sin. You shall not die, <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Nathan said to David, “Now the LORD has put away your sin; you shall not die.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said to David, The LORD also has put away your transgression; you shall not die. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And David said to Nathan: “I have sinned before LORD JEHOVAH!” Nathan said to David “Also LORD JEHOVAH has taken away your evil doing. You shall not die!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And David said unto Nathan: 'I have sinned against the LORD.' And Nathan said unto David: 'The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. <a href="/sep/2_samuel/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, And the Lord has put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/12-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=2984" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/12.htm">David's Loss and Repentance</a> 13<a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">Then David</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5416.htm" title="5416: nā·ṯān (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a number of Isr. From nathan; given; Nathan, the name of five Israelites.">Nathan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">“I have sinned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: lay·h·wå̄·hs (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">against the LORD.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: he·‘ĕ·ḇîr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">has taken away</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">your sin,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5416.htm" title="5416: nā·ṯān (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a number of Isr. From nathan; given; Nathan, the name of five Israelites.">Nathan</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">replied.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“You will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ṯā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">die.</a> 14Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1-19</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. / For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. ... <a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a> If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. <a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1-5</a> Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit. / When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. ... <a href="/proverbs/28-13.htm">Proverbs 28:13</a> He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a> “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. <a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a> Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. <a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1-2</a> My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. / He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. <a href="/luke/15-21.htm">Luke 15:21-24</a> The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ / But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. / Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate. ... <a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a> Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a> Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, <a href="/romans/4-7.htm">Romans 4:7-8</a> “Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.” <a href="/hebrews/8-12.htm">Hebrews 8:12</a> For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” <a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Matthew 9:13</a> But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” <a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a> No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said to David, The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die.David<a href="/1_samuel/15-20.htm">1 Samuel 15:20,24</a> And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites… <a href="/1_kings/13-4.htm">1 Kings 13:4</a> And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.<a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">1 Kings 21:20</a> And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.I have sinned<a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">2 Samuel 24:10</a> And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.<a href="/1_samuel/15-24.htm">1 Samuel 15:24,25,30</a> And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice… <a href="/job/7-20.htm">Job 7:20</a> I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?The Lord<a href="/job/7-21.htm">Job 7:21</a> And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.<a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1,2</a> A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered… <a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3,4</a> If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? … thou<a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a> And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.<a href="/numbers/35-31.htm">Numbers 35:31-33</a> Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death… <a href="/psalms/51-16.htm">Psalm 51:16</a> For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/7-11.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-7.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-5.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-5.htm">Die</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-7.htm">Nathan</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-9.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-21.htm">Sinned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/17-2.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-15.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-14.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-14.htm">Die</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-15.htm">Nathan</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-9.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-20.htm">Sinned</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 12</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/12-1.htm">Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causes David to be his own judge.</a> 7. <a href="/2_samuel/12-7.htm">David, reproved by Nathan, confesses his sin, and is pardoned</a> 15. <a href="/2_samuel/12-15.htm">David mourns and prays for the child while it lives</a> 24. <a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah</a> 26. <a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm">David takes Rabbah, and tortures the people thereof</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” David's confession marks a pivotal moment of repentance. This acknowledgment of sin is significant because it shows David's recognition of his wrongdoing not just against Bathsheba and Uriah, but primarily against God. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, sin was understood as a violation of God's covenant, and David's admission reflects a deep understanding of his breach of this relationship. This moment is reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51</a>, where David expresses his contrition and desire for purification. The phrase also connects to the broader biblical theme of repentance, as seen in the lives of other figures like Jonah and the Ninevites (<a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5-10</a>).“The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. Nathan's response highlights God's mercy and forgiveness. In the historical context, the role of a prophet was to convey God's messages, including both judgment and grace. The assurance that God has taken away David's sin underscores the concept of divine forgiveness, which is a central theme throughout Scripture. This act of grace prefigures the ultimate forgiveness offered through Jesus Christ, as seen in the New Testament (1 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>). Theologically, it emphasizes that while sin has consequences, God's grace is sufficient to cover transgressions when there is genuine repentance.“You will not die.” This assurance of life is significant given the gravity of David's sins, which included adultery and murder. According to the Law of Moses, such sins were punishable by death (<a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a>, <a href="/numbers/35-16.htm">Numbers 35:16</a>). However, God's decision to spare David's life illustrates His sovereign grace and the possibility of redemption. This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament message of eternal life through Christ, who takes upon Himself the penalty of sin (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). In a typological sense, David's spared life points to the salvation and life offered through Jesus, the greater King in the line of David.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The King of Israel who committed adultery with Bathsheba and orchestrated the death of her husband, Uriah. In this verse, he acknowledges his sin. 2. <a href="/topical/n/nathan.htm">Nathan</a> A prophet sent by God to confront David about his sin. He delivers God's message of both judgment and mercy. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is both just and merciful. He forgives David's sin but also enacts consequences. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sin_and_repentance.htm">Sin and Repentance</a> The central theme of this passage, highlighting the gravity of sin and the necessity of repentance. 5. <a href="/topical/d/divine_forgiveness.htm">Divine Forgiveness</a> The act of God removing David's sin, demonstrating His grace and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin is a grave offense against God, requiring acknowledgment and repentance. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophetic_confrontation.htm">The Role of Prophetic Confrontation</a> God often uses others to bring us to awareness of our sin. We should be open to correction and guidance. <a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_true_repentance.htm">The Nature of True Repentance</a> Genuine repentance involves acknowledging sin without excuses and turning back to God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_forgiveness.htm">God’s Mercy and Forgiveness</a> God’s forgiveness is available to all who truly repent, demonstrating His boundless grace. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a> While God forgives, there may still be earthly consequences for our actions, as seen in David's life.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) I have sinned.--The same words were used by Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/15-24.htm" title="And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and your words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.">1Samuel 15:24</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/15-30.htm" title="Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, I pray you, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD your God.">1Samuel 15:30</a>), but in a totally different spirit. Saul's confession was a concession to the prophet for the purpose of securing his support, and with no real penitence; David, in these few words, pours out before God the confession of a broken heart.Thou shalt not die.--David had committed two crimes for which the Law imposed the penalty of death--adultery (<a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm" title="And the man that commits adultery with another man's wife, even he that commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.">Leviticus 20:10</a>) and murder (<a href="/leviticus/24-17.htm" title="And he that kills any man shall surely be put to death.">Leviticus 24:17</a>). As an absolute monarch he had no reason to fear that the sentence would be put in force by any human authority; and the Divine word is to him of far more importance as an assurance of forgiveness than as a warding off of any possible earthly danger. The phrase is thus parallel to, and explanatory of, the previous clause, "The Lord also hath put away thy sin."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - I have sinned against Jehovah. Saul had used the same words, and had meant very little by them; nor had he added "against Jehovah," because his purpose was to appease Samuel, and prevail upon him not to disgrace him before the people. David's confession came from the heart. There is no excuse making, no attempt at lessening his fault, no desire to evade punishment. <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51</a> is the lasting testimony, not only to the reality, but to the tenderness of his repentance, and we may even feel here that confession was to him a relief. The deep internal wound was at length disclosed, and healing had become possible. Up to this time he had shut God away from his heart, and so there had been no remedy for a soul diseased. It was because his sorrow was genuine that comfort was not delayed. Jehovah also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. Now, death was the legal penalty for adultery (<a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a>), and though it might not be easy to exact it of a king, yet, until it was remitted, David would be in the eyes of all "a son of death" (see on ver. 5); and how could he administer justice to others while the death sentence for a capital crime was hanging over himself? Had not the prophet been authorized to use his dispensing power as the mouthpiece of Jehovah, David could not have remained king. And we can see no reason for supposing, with Ewald and others, that a substantial interval of time elapsed between David's confession and Nathan's absolution. The sole conceivable reason for such a view would be the supposition that David's repentance began and was completed with the one stab of shame which pierced through him when he heard Nathan's sudden reproach. Such a mere thrill, following upon such persistent callousness, would have merited little attention. But if months of brooding sorrow and secret shame had been humbling David, then his open confession was the proof that the Spirit's work had reached the goal, and was now complete. And we gather from <a href="/psalms/51-3.htm">Psalm 51:3</a> that such was the case. "My sin," he says, "is ever before me." It had long haunted him; had long occupied his thoughts by day, and broken his rest at night. Like a flood, his iniquities had gone over his head, and threatened to drown him; like a heavy burden, they had pressed upon him so as to break him down (<a href="/psalms/38-4.htm">Psalm 38:4</a>). Both these psalms tell of long continued sorrow of heart; but with confession had come relief. He had offered to God the sacrifice of a broken spirit, and knew that it had not been despised. We shall see subsequently that his time and attention had been much occupied with the Ammonite war, and this had probably helped him in evading the secret pleadings of his own conscience. <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/12-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then David דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Nathan, נָתָ֔ן (nā·ṯān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5416.htm">Strong's 5416: </a> Nathan -- the name of a number of Israelites “I have sinned חָטָ֖אתִי (ḥā·ṭā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn against the LORD.” לַֽיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “The LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has taken away הֶעֱבִ֥יר (he·‘ĕ·ḇîr) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on your sin,” חַטָּאתְךָ֖ (ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender Nathan נָתָ֜ן (nā·ṯān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5416.htm">Strong's 5416: </a> Nathan -- the name of a number of Israelites replied. וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “You will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no die. תָמֽוּת׃ (ṯā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-13.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 12:13 David said to Nathan I have sinned (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/12-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 12:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 12:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/12-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 12:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 12:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>