2 Samuel 12:15 (GNV)

Passage

So Nathan departed vnto his house: and the Lord stroke the childe that Vriahs wife bare vnto Dauid, and it was sicke.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 12:13 Then Dauid sayde vnto Nathan, I haue sinned against the Lord. And Nathan sayde vnto Dauid, The Lord also hath put away thy sinne, thou shalt not die.

2 Samuel 12:14 Howbeit because by this deede thou hast caused the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the childe that is borne vnto thee shall surely die.

2 Samuel 12:15 So Nathan departed vnto his house: and the Lord stroke the childe that Vriahs wife bare vnto Dauid, and it was sicke.

2 Samuel 12:16 Dauid therefore besought God for the childe, and fasted and went in, and lay all night vpon the earth.

2 Samuel 12:17 Then the Elders of his house arose to come vnto him, and to cause him to rise from the groud: but he would not, neither did he eate meate with them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nathan", "departed", "vnto", "house", "lord", "stroke", "childe", and "vriahs". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nathan" and "departed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Howbeit because by this deede thou hast..." into verse 16's "Dauid therefore besought God for the childe...", so "nathan" and "departed" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "nathan" and "departed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.