2 Samuel 12:9 Meaning and Explanation
“Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.”
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Read Full Chapter →God asks why David despised His commandment, naming plainly the murder of Uriah and the taking of his wife.
What Does 2 Samuel 12:9 Mean?
Now the charge is laid bare. David despised the commandment of the LORD; he killed Uriah, took his wife, and used the enemy's sword to hide his hand. The arranged death is called what it is, murder, twice over.
The deepest sin is named first as contempt for God: thou hast despised the commandment. Beneath every wrong against a neighbor lies a turning from the Lord Himself. David's sin had wronged Bathsheba and Uriah, but heaven sees it foremost as scorn of God's word. To take sin seriously is to feel its weight first as offense against the One who loved us.
2 Samuel 12:9 in the Original Language
bazah (בָּזָה), 'despised' -- to hold in contempt or treat as worthless; David had treated God's command as nothing.
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What does 2 Samuel 12:9 mean?
God asks why David despised His commandment, naming plainly the murder of Uriah and the taking of his wife.