2 Samuel 12:13-23
12:14 a Nevertheless ... your child will die: At times, God transfers punishment of fathers to their descendants (Exod 20:5 b; 34:7 c; Num 14:18 d; Deut 5:9 e; Jer 32:18 f). Although David repented and was forgiven (2 Sam 12:13 g), it did not cancel all retribution; it delayed it until a later generation (cp. 1 Kgs 21:27-29 h).12:20 i The series of actions described here show David resuming normal life activities. That he did so this soon after his son’s death amazed his advisers (12:21 j).
Summary for 2Sam 12:21-23: 12:21-23 k David grieved before his son’s death, hoping to ward off punishment.
12:23 l Can I bring him back again? I will go to him one day: The irreversibility of his son’s death forced David to face his own mortality. But he also showed his confidence in the afterlife.
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