Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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
Jehovah
sendeth
Nathan unto
David, and he cometh
unto
him
, and
saith
to
him:
`
Two men have
been
in one
city ;
One rich and one
poor ;
The rich man
had
a
great
number
of
sheep
and cattle,
The rich hath
flocks
and herds
very
many;
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
the poor one
hath
nothing ,
Except one little
ewe -
lamb ,
Which
he hath
bought, and keepeth
alive,
And
it groweth
up with him ,
And with
his sons
together;
Of
his morsel
it
eateth,
And from his cup it drinketh,
And
in his bosom
it
lieth,
And it
is
to 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
cometh
a traveller
to the rich man, And
he
spareth
to
take
Of his own flock,
and
of
his
own
herd,
To prepare for the traveller
Who hath
come to him, And
he taketh
the ewe-
lamb of
the
poor
man,
And prepareth
it for the
man
Who
hath
come
unto
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
the
anger of
David
burneth
against the man exceedingly,
and he
saith
unto
Nathan, `Jehovah
liveth,
surely
a
son
of
death
`is'
the man who is
doing
this ,
Because he has
done this thing and has
shown
no pity ,
he
must
pay
for
the
lamb
four
times
over
. ”
and
the
ewe-lamb
he
doth
repay
fourfold,
because that
he hath
done this thing ,
and because
that
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 saith
unto
David, `Thou
`art'
the
man! Thus
said
Jehovah
, God of Israel, I anointed thee
for
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 give
to thee
the
house
of
thy
lord,
and the
wives of
thy
lord,
into thy
bosom,
and
I give
to
thee
the house of Israel and of
Judah ;
and if little
, then
I add
to
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 word
of Jehovah,
to
do
the evil thing
in His eyes
? Uriah the Hittite thou
hast
smitten
by
the sword ,
and his wife thou
hast
taken
to
thee
for a
wife,
and
him thou
hast
slain
by
the sword of the Bene-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.’
`And
now, the sword doth
not
turn
aside
from thy
house unto
the
age
, because thou
hast
despised Me ,
and dost
take
the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be to
thee
for
a
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
said
Jehovah,
Lo,
I am
raising
up against thee
evil,
out
of
thy
house ,
and
have
taken
thy
wives
before thine
eyes ,
and given
to thy
neighbour
, and he hath
lain
with thy
wives
before
the
eyes
of
this
sun;
You
have
acted
in secret, but
I will
do this thing in
broad
daylight
before all Israel. ’”
for
thou
hast
done
`it'
in secret, and
I 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 saith
unto
Nathan, `
I have sinned against Jehovah
. '
And
Nathan saith
unto
David,
`Also
--
Jehovah
hath
caused
thy
sin
to
pass
away;
thou
dost
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. ”
only
, because thou
hast
caused
the enemies
of Jehovah
greatly
to
despise
by
this
thing
, also
the son who
is
born to thee
doth
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 goeth
unto
his
house
, and
Jehovah
smiteth
the lad,
whom
the wife of
Uriah
hath
born
to David, and it
is
incurable;
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
David seeketh
God for the youth,
and David
keepeth
a
fast,
and hath
gone
in and
lodged,
and
lain
on 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
rise
against
him ,
to raise
him up from the earth
, and he
hath
not been
willing,
nor
hath
he
eaten
with them bread;
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
cometh
to
pass
on the seventh day ,
that
the lad
dieth,
and
the
servants of
David
fear
to declare
to
him that the lad
is
dead, for they said, `Lo
, in
the lad
being
alive we spake
unto
him, and he did
not hearken
to our
voice;
and
how do
we say
unto
him ,
The lad
is dead? --
then
he hath
done
evil
. '
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
.
And
David seeth
that his servants are
whispering, and
David
understandeth
that the lad
is
dead ,
and
David
saith
unto
his servants, `
Is the lad
dead? '
and
they say,
`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
.
And
David riseth
from the earth
, and doth
bathe
and
anoint
`
himself '
, and
changeth
his raiment
, and cometh
in
to
the house of Jehovah,
and boweth
himself,
and
cometh
unto
his house, and asketh
and
they place
for
him bread
, and he eateth
.
“
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
his
servants
say
unto
him,
`
What `
is '
this thing
thou
hast
done? because
of
the living
lad
thou
hast
fasted and dost
weep
, and
when the
lad
is
dead
thou
hast
risen
and dost
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
saith
, `
While the lad
is
alive I have
fasted ,
and weep
, for I said, Who knoweth
? --
Jehovah
doth
pity
me ,
and the
lad
hath
lived;
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
now ,
he hath
died
, why `is'
this
--
I fast? am
I able
to
bring him back again? I am
going
unto
him, and
he doth
not turn
back
unto
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 comforteth
Bath-Sheba
his wife, and goeth
in
unto
her ,
and lieth
with her ,
and
she beareth
a son, and he
calleth
his
name
Solomon ;
and
Jehovah
hath
loved him,
and sent
word
through
Nathan the prophet to
name him
Jedidiah because the
LORD
loved
him
.
and sendeth
by
the
hand
of
Nathan the prophet ,
and
calleth
his
name Jedidiah ,
because of
Jehovah
.
Meanwhile,
Joab fought
against Rabbah of the Ammonites
and captured
the royal fortress.
And
Joab fighteth
against Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon,
and captureth
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 sendeth
messengers unto
David, and
saith,
`
I have fought against Rabbah --
also
I
have captured 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
. ”
and
now, gather
the rest of the people
, and
encamp
against
the city, and capture it ,
lest
I capture the city, and my
name
hath
been
called
upon
it. '
So
David assembled
all the troops
and went
to Rabbah ;
and he
fought
against it and captured
it .
And
David gathereth
all the people,
and goeth
to Rabbah ,
and fighteth
against it ,
and captureth
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 taketh
the crown of their king from
off
his
head,
and
its
weight
`is'
a talent of gold ,
and precious stones, and it is
on the
head of
David ;
and
the
spoil
of the city he
hath
brought
out,
very
much;
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
the people who `are'
in
it
he
hath
brought
out,
and setteth
to the
saw
, and
to
cutting
instruments
of
iron, and to
axes of
iron
, and hath
caused
them to
pass
over
into
the brick -kiln;
and
so
he doth
to all the cities of
the
Bene-Ammon;
and
David turneth
back,
and all the
people,
to Jerusalem.
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