Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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King James Version
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.
And
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.
The rich man had a
great
number
of
sheep
and cattle,
The rich man had exceeding
many
flocks
and herds:
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
.
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
meat,
and drank of
his own
cup ,
and
lay
in his bosom,
and was unto
him
as
a daughter.
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
there
came
a traveler 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
.
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
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 :
Because he has
done
this thing and has
shown
no pity ,
he
must
pay
for
the
lamb
four
times
over
. ”
And
he
shall
restore
the
lamb
fourfold,
because he did
this thing ,
and because
he
had
no pity.
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
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 ;
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
.
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 moreover
have given unto
thee
such
and
such
things
.
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
.
Wherefore
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
.
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
. ’
Now 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
.
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
.
Thus
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
neighbor
, and he shall
lie with thy
wives
in the
sight
of
this
sun
.
You
have
acted
in
secret,
but I will do this thing in
broad
daylight
before all Israel. ’”
For
thou
didst
it
secretly:
but I will do this thing before all Israel ,
and
before
the
sun
.
Then
David said to
Nathan, “
I have sinned against the LORD. ”
“
The LORD has
taken
away your
sin ,”
Nathan
replied.
“You
will
not die.
And
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.
Nevertheless
, because by this deed you
have
shown
utter
contempt
for
the word
of the LORD, the son
born to
you
will
surely die. ”
Howbeit
, 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.
After
Nathan had
gone
home,
the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s
wife had
borne
to
David, and he
became
ill
.
And
Nathan departed
unto
his
house.
And
the LORD struck the child that Uriah's
wife bare
unto
David, and it
was
very
sick
.
David pleaded
with
God for the boy.
He
fasted and went into
his
house
and spent
the
night lying
in
sackcloth
on
the ground
.
David therefore
besought
God for the child;
and
David
fasted ,
and went in,
and lay
all
night upon
the earth
.
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
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.
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.”
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 would not hearken
unto
our
voice:
how will
he
then
vex
himself,
if
we tell him that
the child 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
.
But
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.
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 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
.
“
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
. ”
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
.
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 .’
And
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 ?
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. ”
But 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.
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
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.
and sent word
through
Nathan the prophet to
name him
Jedidiah because the LORD loved
him
.
And he
sent by
the
hand
of
Nathan the prophet ;
and
he
called
his
name Jedidiah ,
because of
the LORD.
Meanwhile,
Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites
and captured
the royal fortress
.
And
Joab fought against Rabbah of the children
of
Ammon,
and took
the royal city
.
Then
Joab sent messengers to David to
say
, “
I have fought against Rabbah and have captured
the
water
supply
of
the city.
And
Joab sent messengers to David, and
said,
I have fought against Rabbah ,
and have taken
the city of
waters
.
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
. ”
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
.
So
David assembled
all the troops
and went to Rabbah ;
and he
fought against it and captured
it.
And
David gathered
all the people
together,
and went to Rabbah ,
and fought against it ,
and took
it.
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 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
.
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.
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 brick -kiln:
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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