[[2 Sam-12]] Prev: [[Prophecies in 2 Sam-11]] | Next: [[Prophecies in 2 Sam-13]] --- ### Now therefore the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken Uriah the Hittite's wife to be your wife. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Nathan prophesies that David's lineage will be plagued by perpetual violence and bloodshed as a divine consequence for the murder of Uriah. *Historical context*: The fulfillment is observed through the violent deaths of several of David's sons: Amnon was murdered by Absalom ([[2 Sam|2 Samuel 13]]), Absalom was killed during his rebellion ([[2 Sam|2 Samuel 18]]), and Adonijah was executed by Solomon ([[1 Kings|1 Kings 2]]). *Related to*: ### 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. For you did this secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Nathan foretells a public rebellion rising from David's own family and the public sexual violation of David's wives/concubines. *Historical context*: This was precisely fulfilled in [[2 Sam-16#v21|2 Samuel 16:21]]-22, when David's son Absalom led a coup and, on the advice of Ahithophel, lay with David's ten concubines in a tent on the palace roof in the sight of all Israel. *Related to*: ### However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh's enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Nathan predicts the imminent death of the infant son conceived through David's adultery with Bathsheba. *Historical context*: The prophecy was fulfilled immediately within the narrative of [[2 Sam|2 Samuel 12]], as the child became terminally ill and died one week later. *Related to*: ### On the seventh day, the child died. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The infant son of David and Bathsheba dies exactly as Nathan the prophet predicted. *Historical context*: The death occurred despite David's intense fasting and prayer, confirming the certainty of the prophetic word given in verse 14. *Related to*: [[2 Sam-12#v14|2 Samuel 12:14]] --- #ai_prophecy