2 Samuel 12:15 (YLT)

Passage

And Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable;

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 12:13 And David saith unto Nathan, `I have sinned against Jehovah.' And Nathan saith unto David, `Also--Jehovah hath caused thy sin to pass away; thou dost not die;

2 Samuel 12:14 only, because thou hast caused the enemies of Jehovah greatly to despise by this thing, also the son who is born to thee doth surely die.'

2 Samuel 12:15 And Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable;

2 Samuel 12:16 and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.

2 Samuel 12:17 And the elders of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he hath not been willing, nor hath he eaten with them bread;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nathan", "goeth", "house", "jehovah", "smiteth", "wife", "uriah", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nathan" and "goeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "only because thou hast caused the enemies..." into verse 16's "and David seeketh God for the youth...", so "nathan" and "goeth" 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 "goeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.