2 Samuel 12:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 Samuel 12:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 12:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 12:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““This is what Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.”
2 Samuel 12:11 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 12:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thus saith Jehovah, 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 neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. ”
2 Samuel 12:11 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 12:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am raising up against thee evil, out of thy house, and have taken thy wives before thine eyes, and given to thy neighbour, and he hath lain with thy wives before the eyes of this sun;”
2 Samuel 12:11 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 12:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus saith Jehovah: 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 Samuel 12:11 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 12:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus sayth the Lord, Behold, I will rayse vp euil against thee out of thine owne house, and will take thy wiues before thine eyes, and giue them vnto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wiues in the sight of this sunne.”
2 Samuel 12:11 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 12:11 in Context — 2 Samuel 12
9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
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.
12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
13 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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