II Shmuel 12: I Will Kill You Until You Die From It

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Sep 18, 2026 · 2m

The chapter begins with Natan’s brilliant parable and trap for David. David himself grew up as a shepherd, so he would have been particularly sensitive to the plight of a poor shepherd at the mercy of a wealthy one. After Natan reveals the truth behind his story, he tells David that God is furious with what he did:

“Why then have you flouted the command of the LORD and done what displeases Him? You have put Uriah the Hittite to the sword; you took his wife and made her your wife and had him killed by the sword of the Ammonites” (מַדּוּעַ בָּזִיתָ אֶת־דְּבַר ה׳ לַעֲשׂוֹת הָרַע בְּעֵינָו אֵת…