2Sa 12:14 | TNotes | STEP | 12:14 Nevertheless ... your child will die: At times, God transfers punishment of fathers to their descendants (Exod 20:5 ; 34:7 ; Num 14:18 ; Deut 5:9 ; Jer 32:18 ). Although David repented and was forgiven (2 Sam 12:13 ), it did not cancel all retribution; it delayed it until a later generation (cp. 1 Kgs 21:27-29 ).

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bExod 20:5►

c34:7►

dNum 14:18►

eDeut 5:9►

fJer 32:18►

g2 Sam 12:13►

h1 Kgs 21:27-29►

‏ 2 Samuel 12:14

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).