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Pentecost Season · Proper 6 · Year C

2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15

Nathan Confronts David

June 18, 2028

The Prophet Nathan Rebukes King David, Eugene Siberdt
The Prophet Nathan Rebukes King David, Eugene Siberdt, late 19th centuryPrivate collection
A Belgian academic painting of the confrontation, the prophet standing and pointing and the king slumped on his throne.You are the man. The reading is the shortest and most devastating sentence a prophet ever says to a king.Eugene SiberdtA Belgian academic painter and teacher at the Antwerp academy, who famously clashed with his student Van Gogh.Private collectionIn private hands, which is why it is seen in reproduction far more often than in the flesh.Private collection
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 7:36-8:3Lk 7:36-8:3
EpistleGal. 2:15-21Gal 2:15-21
Old Testament1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a1 Kgs 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21aAlt. OT2 Sam. 11:26-12:10, 13-152 Sm 11:26-12:10, 13-15
PsalterPs. 5:1-8Ps 5:1-8Alt. PsalmPs. 32Ps 32

Overview & Insights

"You are the man!" (2 Samuel 12:7)

After Bathsheba mourns Uriah and becomes David's wife, the prophet Nathan tells the parable of the poor man's lamb and exposes David's sin. David confesses, and Nathan announces that the LORD has put away his sin.

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Commentary

2 Samuel 11 Commentaries2 Sm 11 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on the close of the Bathsheba narrative.

2 Samuel 12 Commentary: The Prophet Nathan Confronts David2 Sm 12 Commentary: The Prophet Nathan Confronts David Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's chapter commentary on Nathan's parable and David's confession.

2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a2 Sm 11:26-12:13a Center for Excellence in Preaching

Preaching-focused notes on how the passage forms an inclusio of sin, confrontation, and confession.

Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15Commentary on 2 Sm 11:26-12:10, 13-15 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary's lectionary commentary noting how the text sidelines Bathsheba's own perspective.

2 Samuel 12 Commentary2 Sm 12 Commentary Precept Austin

Verse-by-verse word study compilation on Nathan's parable and its aftermath.

2 Samuel 11:26-12:102 Sm 11:26-12:10 Enduring Word · David Guzik

An accessible verse-by-verse commentary, widely used across evangelical churches.

Background & Word Study

2 Samuel 11:26 Interlinear2 Sm 11:26 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew interlinear for the note that "the thing David had done displeased the Lord."

2 Samuel 11-12 (Hebrew Text)2 Sm 11-12 (Hebrew Text) Sefaria

Sefaria's Hebrew-English side-by-side text of Nathan's confrontation.

2 Samuel Video Overview2 Sm Video Overview BibleProject

Places David's sin and confession within the larger story of his kingship.

Art & Music

2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15 Summary Page2 Sm 11:26-12:10, 13-15 Summary Page Vanderbilt

Links public-domain art depicting Nathan's confrontation of David.

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