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1
Then the LORD
sent
Nathan
to David.
And he came
to him and said,
"There were two
men
in one
city,
the one
rich
and the other
poor.
2
"The rich man
had
a great
many
flocks
and herds.
3
"But the poor
man had nothing
except
one
little
ewe lamb
Which
he bought
and nourished;
And it grew
up together
with him and his children.
It would eat
of his bread
and drink
of his cup
and lie
in his bosom,
And was like a daughter
to him.
4
"Now a traveler
came
to the rich
man,
And he was unwilling
to take
from his own flock
or his own herd,
To prepare
for the wayfarer
who had come
to him; Rather he took
the poor
man's
ewe lamb
and prepared
it for the man
who had come
to him."
5
Then David's
anger
burned
greatly
against
the man
,
and he said
to Nathan,
"As the LORD
lives,
surely
the man
who has done
this
deserves
to die.
6
"He must make restitution
for the lamb
fourfold,
because
he did
this
thing
and had
no
compassion."
7
Nathan
then said
to David,
"You are the man!
Thus
says
the LORD
God
of
Israel
,
'
It is I who anointed
you king
over
Israel
and it is I who delivered
you from the hand
of Saul.
8
I also gave
you your master's
house
and your master's
wives
into your care,
and I gave
you the
house
of Israel
and Judah;
and if
that had been too little,
I would have added
to you many more things like these!
9
'
Why
have you despised
the word
of the LORD
by doing
evil
in His sight?
You have struck down
Uriah
the Hittite
with the sword,
have taken
his wife
to be your wife,
and have killed
him with the sword
of the sons
of Ammon.
10
'
Now
therefore, the sword
shall never
depart
from your house,
because
you have despised
Me and have taken
the wife
of Uriah
the Hittite
to be your wife.'
11
"Thus
says
the LORD,
'Behold,
I will raise
up evil
against
you from your own household;
I will even take
your wives
before your eyes
and give
them to your companion,
and he will lie
with
your wives
in broad
daylight.
12
'
Indeed
you did
it secretly,
but I will do
this
thing
before
all
Israel,
and under
the sun.'"
13
Then David
said
to Nathan,
"I have sinned
against the LORD."
And Nathan
said
to David,
"The LORD
also
has taken away
your sin;
you shall not die.
14
"However,
because
by this
deed
you have given
occasion to the enemies
of the LORD
to blaspheme,
the child
also
that is born
to you shall surely
die."
15
So Nathan
went
to his house.
Then the LORD
struck
the child
that Uriah's
widow
bore
to David,
so that he was very sick.
16
David
therefore inquired
of God
for the child;
and
David
fasted
and went
and lay
all night
on the ground.
17
The elders
of his household
stood
beside
him in order to raise
him up from the ground,
but he was unwilling
and would not eat
food
with them.
18
Then it happened
on the seventh
day
that the child
died.
And the servants
of David
were afraid
to tell
him
that the child
was dead,
for they said,
"Behold,
while the child
was still alive,
we spoke
to him and he did not listen
to our voice.
How
then can we tell
him
that the child
is dead,
since he might do
himself harm!"
19
But when David
saw
that his servants
were whispering
together, David
perceived
that the child
was dead;
so David
said
to his servants,
"Is the child
dead?"
And they
said
,
"He is dead."
20
So David
arose
from the ground,
washed,
anointed
himself, and changed
his clothes;
and he came
into the house
of the LORD
and worshiped.
Then he came
to his own house,
and when he requested,
they set
food
before him and he ate.
21
Then his servants
said
to him, "What
is this
thing
that you have done?
While
the child
was alive,
you fasted
and wept;
but when
the child
died,
you arose
and ate
food."
22
He said,
"While the child
was still alive,
I fasted
and wept;
for I said,
'
Who
knows,
the LORD
may be gracious
to me, that the child
may live.'
23
"But now
he has died;
why
should I fast?
Can
I bring
him back
again?
I will go
to him, but he will not return
to me."
24
Then David
comforted
his wife
Bathsheba,
and went
in to her and lay
with her; and she gave birth
to a son,
and he named
him
Solomon.
Now the LORD
loved
him
25
and sent
word through
Nathan
the prophet,
and he named
him Jedidiah
for the LORD'S
sake.
26
Now Joab
fought
against Rabbah
of the sons
of Ammon
and captured
the royal
city.
27
Joab
sent
messengers
to David
and said,
"I have fought
against Rabbah,
I have even
captured
the city
of waters.
28
"Now
therefore, gather
the rest
of the people
together and camp
against
the city
and capture
it, or
I will capture
the city
myself
and it will be named
after
me."
29
So David
gathered
all
the people
and went
to Rabbah,
fought
against it and captured
it.
30
Then he took
the crown
of their king
from his head;
and its weight
was a talent
of gold,
and in it was a precious
stone;
and it was placed on David's
head.
And he brought
out the spoil
of the city
in great
amounts.
31
He also brought
out
the people
who
were in it, and set
them under saws,
sharp
iron
instruments,
and
iron
axes,
and made them pass
through the brickkiln.
And thus
he did
to all
the cities
of the sons
of Ammon.
Then David
and all
the people
returned
to Jerusalem.
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