Kabbalah zu Schemuel II 12:5
וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף דָּוִ֛ד בָּאִ֖ישׁ מְאֹ֑ד וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־נָתָ֔ן חַי־יְהוָ֕ה כִּ֣י בֶן־מָ֔וֶת הָאִ֖ישׁ הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה זֹֽאת׃
Und David's Zorn wurde stark gegen den Mann entfacht; und er sagte zu Nathan:'Wenn der Herr lebt, hat der Mann, der dies getan hat, den Tod verdient;
Zohar
Dumah said, Master of the universe, I have one thing against him! He opened his mouth and said, "as Hashem lives, the man that has done this deserves to die" (Ibid. 5). So he has condemned himself to death, and therefore I have the power over him. He said to Dumah, You have no permission, because he has already confessed in front of Me saying, 'I have sinned against Hashem' even though he did not sin. Although his sin against Uriah was (by killing him), I have written his punishment and he has accepted it! Immediately Dumah returned to his place, disappointed.
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