2 Samuel 12:9
ContextNET © | Why have you shown contempt for the word of the Lord by doing evil in my 1 sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and you have taken his wife as your own! 2 You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. |
NIV © | Why did you despise the word of the LORD by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. |
NASB © | ‘Why have you despised the word of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon. |
NLT © | Why, then, have you despised the word of the LORD and done this horrible deed? For you have murdered Uriah and stolen his wife. |
MSG © | So why have you treated the word of GOD with brazen contempt, doing this great evil? You murdered Uriah the Hittite, then took his wife as your wife. Worse, you killed him with an Ammonite sword! |
BBE © | Why then have you had no respect for the word of the Lord, doing what is evil in his eyes? You have put Uriah the Hittite to death with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife; you have put him to death with the sword of the children of Ammon. |
NRSV © | Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. |
NKJV © | ‘Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon. |
KJV | |
NASB © | 'Why <04069> have you despised <0959> the word <01697> of the LORD <03068> by doing <06213> evil <07451> in His sight <05869> ? You have struck <05221> down <05221> Uriah <0223> the Hittite <02850> with the sword <02719> , have taken <03947> his wife <0802> to be your wife <0802> , and have killed <02026> him with the sword <02719> of the sons <01121> of Ammon .<05983> |
HEBREW | |
LXXM | ammwn {N-PRI} |
NET © [draft] ITL | Why <04069> have you shown contempt <0959> for the <0853> word <01697> of the Lord <03068> by doing <06213> evil <07451> in my sight <05869> ? You have struck <05221> down Uriah <0223> the Hittite <02850> with the sword <02719> and you have taken <03947> his wife <0802> as your own! You have killed <02026> him with the sword <02719> of the Ammonites .<05983> |
NET © | Why have you shown contempt for the word of the Lord by doing evil in my 1 sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and you have taken his wife as your own! 2 You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. |
NET © Notes |
1 tc So the Qere; the Kethib has “his.” 2 tn Heb “to you for a wife.” This expression also occurs at the end of v. 10. |