2 Samuel 12:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.

evil. Hebrew. ra'a. App-44. See the Structure of 2 Samuel 13:1-20 (Q, p. 424).

thine own house. Disgraced by one son (2 Samuel 13:14), banished by another (2 Samuel 15:19), revolted against by. third (1 Kings 2), bearded by his servant, betrayed by his friends, deserted by his People, bereaved of his children.

2 Samuel 12:11

11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.