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2 Samuel 12:11

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 12:11

Verse 11 of 31

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:11

Theological / Devotional

Raise up evil. These words must not be taken to mean that God would be the instigator or the originator of the evil here predicted (see PP 728, 739). In the crime of Amnon against his sister Tamar (ch. 13) and in the rebellion of Absalom (chs. 15 to 19) David was to taste somewhat of the bitter fruitage of his sin and the results of his inability to control or inspire his sons.

Unto thy neighbour. See ch. 16:22. This was another prediction of the results of David’s sin. God is here, as frequently, presented as doing that which He does not restrain.

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