2 Samuel 12:11

12:11 This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to bring disaster on you ¹  from inside your own household! ²  Right before your eyes I will take your wives and hand them over to your companion. ³  He will have sexual relations with ⁴  your wives in broad daylight! ⁵ 

2 Samuel 12:1

Nathan the Prophet Confronts David

12:1 So the Lord sent Nathan ⁶  to David. When he came to David, ⁷  Nathan ⁸  said, ⁹  “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

2 Samuel 2:22

2:22 So Abner spoke again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me! I do not want to strike you to the ground. ¹⁰  How then could I show ¹¹  my face in the presence of Joab your brother?”

[12:11]  ¹ tn Heb “raise up against you disaster.”

[12:11]  ² tn Heb “house” (so NAB, NRSV); NCV, TEV, CEV “family.”

[12:11]  ³ tn Or “friend.”

[12:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “will lie with” (so NIV, NRSV); TEV “will have intercourse with”; CEV, NLT “will go to bed with.”

[12:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the eyes of this sun.”

[12:1]  ⁶ tc A few medieval Hebrew mss, the LXX, and the Syriac Peshitta add “the prophet.” The words are included in a few modern English version (e.g., TEV, CEV, NLT).

[12:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew text repeats “to him.”

[2:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Why should I strike you to the ground?”

[2:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “lift.”