Verse
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And
Jehovah
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.
Then
the
LORD
sent Nathan to
David ,
and when
he arrived
, he
said, “
There were two men in a
certain
city ,
one rich and the other poor.
The rich man had exceeding
many
flocks
and herds;
The rich man had a
great
number
of
sheep
and cattle,
but 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
morsel,
and drank of
his own
cup ,
and
lay
in his bosom,
and was unto
him
as
a daughter.
but the poor man had nothing except
one small
ewe lamb that
he had bought .
He
raised
it,
and it grew up with him and his children .
It shared
his food
and drank from
his cup ;
it
slept
in his arms
and was like
a daughter to
him
.
And
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
.
Now
a traveler
came
to
the rich man, who
refrained
from
taking
one
of his own sheep
or
cattle
to prepare
for the traveler
who
had
come to
him .
Instead
, he
took the poor man’s
lamb and prepared
it for his
guest
. ”
And
David's
anger was
greatly
kindled
against the man ;
and he
said to Nathan ,
As Jehovah
liveth
, the man that
hath
done
this is
worthy
to die :
David
burned
with
anger against the man and said to Nathan :
“
As surely
as
the
LORD
lives
, the man who
did
this deserves
to die !
and
he
shall
restore
the
lamb
fourfold,
because he did
this thing ,
and because
he
had
no pity.
Because he has
done
this thing and has
shown
no pity ,
he
must
pay
for
the
lamb
four
times
over
. ”
And
Nathan said to David, Thou
art
the
man .
Thus
saith
Jehovah
, the God of Israel, I anointed thee
king over Israel, and I delivered thee
out
of
the hand of Saul ;
Then
Nathan said to David, “You
are
that
man !
This
is
what
the
LORD
, the God of Israel, says:
‘
I anointed you
king over Israel, and I delivered you
from
the hand of Saul .
and
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 have added
unto
thee
such
and
such
things
.
I gave your
master’s
house to
you
and your
master’s
wives into your
arms.
I
gave you
the house of Israel and Judah ,
and if that was
not
enough
, I would have given
you
even
more
.
Wherefore
hast
thou
despised the word
of Jehovah,
to
do
that
which
is
evil in his sight? thou
hast
smitten
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
.
Why
then
have
you
despised the command
of the
LORD
by
doing
evil in His sight? You
put
Uriah the Hittite to
the sword and took
his wife as
your
own
, for
you
have
slain him with the sword of the Ammonites
.
Now therefore the sword shall
never depart from thy
house, because thou
hast
despised me ,
and hast
taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy
wife
.
Now ,
therefore ,
the sword will
never depart from your
house, because you
have
despised Me and have
taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your
own
. ’
Thus
saith
Jehovah,
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
neighbor
, and he shall
lie with thy
wives
in the
sight
of
this
sun
.
This
is
what
the
LORD
says:
‘
I will raise up adversity
against you
from
your
own house .
Before
your
very
eyes
I will take your
wives and give them to
another
, and he will
lie with them
in broad
daylight
.
For
thou
didst
it
secretly:
but I will do this thing before all Israel ,
and
before
the
sun
.
You
have
acted
in
secret,
but I will do this thing in
broad
daylight
before all Israel. ’”
And
David said unto
Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah
. And
Nathan
said
unto
David,
Jehovah
also
hath
put
away thy
sin ;
thou
shalt
not die.
Then
David said to
Nathan, “
I have sinned against the
LORD
. ”
“The
LORD
has
taken
away your
sin ,”
Nathan
replied.
“You
will
not die.
Howbeit
, because by this deed thou
hast
given
great
occasion
to
the enemies
of Jehovah
to
blaspheme
, the child
also
that
is
born unto
thee
shall
surely die.
Nevertheless
, because by this deed you
have
shown
utter
contempt
for
the word
of the
LORD
, the son
born to
you
will
surely die. ”
And
Nathan departed
unto
his
house.
And
Jehovah
struck the child that Uriah's
wife bare
unto
David, and it
was
very
sick
.
After
Nathan had
gone
home,
the
LORD
struck the child that Uriah’s
wife had
borne
to
David, and he
became
ill
.
David therefore
besought
God for the child;
and
David
fasted ,
and went in,
and lay
all
night upon
the earth
.
David pleaded
with
God for the boy.
He
fasted and went into
his
house
and spent
the
night lying
in
sackcloth
on
the ground
.
And
the elders of his house
arose,
`and
stood '
beside him ,
to raise
him up from the earth:
but he would not ,
neither
did
he
eat bread
with them.
The elders of his household
stood beside him to help
him up from the ground,
but he was
unwilling
and
would not eat anything
with them.
And
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 hearkened
not unto
our
voice:
how will
he
then
vex
himself,
if
we tell him that
the child is dead !
On the seventh day the child died. But
David’s
servants were
afraid
to tell him that the child was dead ,
for they said, “Look
, while the child was alive, we spoke
to
him, and he would
not listen
to
us.
So
how can
we tell him the child is dead ?
He
may
even
harm
himself.”
But
when David saw that his servants were whispering together
, David
perceived that the child was dead ;
and
David
said
unto
his servants, Is the child dead? And
they
said,
He is dead.
When David saw that his servants were whispering to
one
another
, he
perceived that the child was dead .
So
he
asked
his servants, “
Is the child dead? ”
“
He is dead ,”
they
replied
.
Then David arose
from the earth
, and
washed ,
and anointed himself, and
changed his apparel;
and he
came
into the house of Jehovah,
and worshipped:
then he came
to his own house ;
and
when
he
required
, they set bread
before him, and he did
eat
.
Then David got
up
from the ground
, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes,
and went
into the house of the
LORD
and worshiped.
Then he went
to his own house, and
at
his
request
they set food
before him, and he ate
.
Then
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
.
“
What is this you
have
done? ”
his
servants
asked.
“While
the child was alive ,
you
fasted
and
wept,
but when he
died
, you
got
up
and ate
. ”
And
he
said
, While the child was yet
alive, I fasted and wept :
for I said, Who knoweth
whether
Jehovah
will
not
be gracious to me ,
that
the
child
may
live ?
David
answered
, “
While the child was alive, I fasted and wept ,
for I said, ‘
Who knows?
The
LORD
may
be gracious to me and
let
him
live .’
But now he is dead, wherefore
should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall
go to him, but he will not return to me.
But now that
he is dead, why
should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will
go to him, but he will not return to me. ”
And
David comforted Bath-sheba
his wife, and went in
unto
her ,
and lay with her :
and
she bare
a son, and he
called
his
name
Solomon. And
Jehovah
loved him;
Then
David comforted his wife Bathsheba
, and he
went to
her and lay with her .
So
she gave
birth
to
a son, and they
named
him
Solomon. Now
the
LORD
loved the
child
and he
sent by
the
hand
of
Nathan the prophet ;
and
he
called
his
name Jedidiah ,
for
Jehovah's
sake
.
and sent word
through
Nathan the prophet to
name him
Jedidiah because
the
LORD
loved
him
.
Now
Joab fought against Rabbah of the children
of
Ammon,
and took
the royal city
.
Meanwhile,
Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites
and captured
the royal fortress
.
And
Joab sent messengers to David ,
and
said
, I have fought against Rabbah ;
yea,
I
have taken
the city
of waters
.
Then
Joab sent messengers to David to
say
, “
I have fought against Rabbah and
have captured
the water
supply
of the
city
.
Now 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
.
Now ,
therefore ,
assemble
the rest of the troops
, lay
siege
to
the city, and capture
it .
Otherwise
I will
capture
the city, and it will
be named
after me
. ”
And
David gathered
all the people
together,
and went to Rabbah ,
and fought against it ,
and took
it.
So
David assembled
all the troops
and went to Rabbah ;
and he
fought against it and captured
it.
And
he took the crown of their king from
off
his
head;
and
the
weight
thereof
was
a talent of gold ,
and `in
it
were'
precious stones ;
and it was set
on David's
head. And he
brought
forth
the
spoil
of the city ,
exceeding
much
.
Then
he took the crown from
the
head
of their king .
It
weighed
a talent of gold and was
set
with
precious stones ,
and it was placed
on David’s
head. And David
took
a
great
amount
of plunder
from
the city.
And
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
. And
David and all the
people
returned unto
Jerusalem.
David
brought out
the people who
were there
and put them to
work
with
saws, iron picks
, and axes, and he
made them work
at
the brick
kilns.
He did
the
same
to
all the Ammonite
cities. Then
David and all his
troops
returned to
Jerusalem.
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