2 Sam 12
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1And the LORD sent Nathan unto David.
And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one
city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2The rich man had
exceeding many flocks and herds:
3But the poor man had nothing, save
one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew
up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own
meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him
as a daughter.
4And there came a traveller unto the rich
man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to
dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor
man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
5And David's anger was greatly kindled
against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth,
the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
6And he shall restore the lamb fourfold,
because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
7And Nathan said to David, Thou art the
man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over
Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
8And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy
master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of
Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have
given unto thee such and such things.
9Wherefore hast thou despised the
commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed
Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy
wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10Now therefore the sword shall never
depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken
the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
11Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise
up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives
before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he
shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
12For thou didst it secretly: but
I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
13And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned
against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put
away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
14Howbeit, 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.
15And Nathan departed unto his house. And
the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was
very sick.
16David therefore besought God for the
child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
17And the elders of his house arose, and
went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not,
neither did he eat bread with them.
18And it came to pass on the seventh day,
that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that
the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet
alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how
will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
19But when David saw that his servants
whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David
said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
20Then David arose from the earth, and
washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and
came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his
own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did
eat.
21Then said his servants unto him, What
thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep
for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was
dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
22And he said, While the child was yet
alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD
will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
23But now he is dead, wherefore should I
fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not
return to me.
24And David comforted Bathsheba his wife,
and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he
called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the
prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
26And Joab fought against Rabbah of the
children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
27And Joab sent messengers to David, and
said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
28Now therefore gather the rest of the
people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take
the city, and it be called after my name.
29And David gathered all the people
together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
30And he took their king's crown from off
his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the
precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he
brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
31And he brought forth the people that were
therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of
iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln:
and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David
and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
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