2 Samuel 12-14, Psalm 80

Published: June 3, 2022, 5:06 a.m.

b'When we last left King David, he had slept with another man\\u2019s wife, and when it came to light that she was pregnant, he designed a conspiracy to kill Uriah in order to cover up his own adultery. Today Nathan comes to David with a word from the Lord. Because of his sin, the Lord says that he will take David\\u2019s wives and give them to another before all of Israel, and by the end of our next reading, that prophecy comes true. David\\u2019s sons begin to perpetuate their father\\u2019s wickedness, as Amnon lusts after Tamar, his own half-sister. When David discovers that Tamar has been raped by Amnon, he is furious, but does nothing to intervene.'