0 Why did God kill David and Bathsheba's first son?

Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. Deuteronomy 13:15

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Why did God kill David and Bathsheba's first son?


Because David gave God's enemies a reason to blaspheme

Because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. 2 Samuel 12:14

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