2SA-12:1 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.
2SA-12:2 The rich [man] had exceeding many flocks and herds:
2SA-12:3 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.
2SA-12:4 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.
2SA-12:5 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:
2SA-12:6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did
this thing, and because he had no pity.
2SA-12:7 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;
2SA-12:8 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.
2SA-12:9 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.
2SA-12:10 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.
2SA-12:11 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 neighbour, and he
shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
2SA-12:12 For thou didst [it] secretly: but I will do this thing
before all Israel, and before the sun.
2SA-12:13 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.
2SA-12:14 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.
2SA-12:15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD
struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was
very sick.
2SA-12:16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David
fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
2SA-12:17 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.
2SA-12:18 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?
2SA-12:19 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.
2SA-12:20 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.
2SA-12:21 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.
2SA-12:22 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?
2SA-12:23 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.
2SA-12:24 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.
2SA-12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he
called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
2SA-12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of
Ammon, and took the royal city.
2SA-12:27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have
fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
2SA-12:28 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.
2SA-12:29 And David gathered all the people together, and went
to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
2SA-12:30 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.
2SA-12:31 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. So David
and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
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