The Turning Point in David’s House David’s story as a father cannot be separated from one moment — his sin with Bathsheba. He repented deeply. God forgave him. But the prophet Nathan spoke words that would shape the rest of David’s life: “Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house.”(2 Samuel 12:10) David’s public sin would bear private consequences — not as revenge, but as reality in a fallen world.