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2 Samuel 12:13

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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.

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:11

    Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

  2. 2 Samuel 12:12

    For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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