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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.
02 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and
herds:
03 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.
04 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.
05 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:
06 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold,
because he did this thing, and because he had no
pity.
07 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;
08 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.
09 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.
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.
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.
12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this
thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
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.
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.
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.
16 David therefore besought God for the child;
and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night
upon the earth.
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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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet;
and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the
Lord.
26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children
of Ammon, and took the royal city.
27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I
have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the
city of waters.
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.
29 And David gathered all the people together,
and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and
took it.
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.
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 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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