Pentecost Season · Proper 6 · Year C
2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15
Nathan Confronts David
June 18, 2028

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 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on the close of the Bathsheba narrative.
2 Samuel 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 11:26-12:13a 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, 13-15 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary's lectionary commentary noting how the text sidelines Bathsheba's own perspective.
2 Samuel 12 Commentary Precept Austin
Verse-by-verse word study compilation on Nathan's parable and its aftermath.
2 Samuel 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 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew interlinear for the note that "the thing David had done displeased the Lord."
2 Samuel 11-12 (Hebrew Text) Sefaria
Sefaria's Hebrew-English side-by-side text of Nathan's confrontation.
2 Samuel Video Overview BibleProject
Places David's sin and confession within the larger story of his kingship.
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