do not know good or evil and hence lack the capacity to make morally informed and thus responsible choices. According to Deuteronomy 1:39 they are said to “have no knowledge of good or evil.” This in itself, however, would not prove infant salvation, for they may still be held liable for the sin of Adam. Third, we must take account of the story of David’s son in 2 Samuel 12:15–23 (esp. v. 23). The firstborn child of David and Bathsheba was struck by the Lord and died. In the seven days before his