2Samuel:12

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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 . * The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : * 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 . * 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 mans lamb , and dressed it for the man that was come to him . * And Davids 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 : * And he shall restore the lamb fourfold #arba #tayim #, because he did this thing , and because he had no pity . * And Nathan said to David , Thou art the man . Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Yisra #el #, I anointed thee king over Israel Yisra #el #, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul Sha #uwl #; * And I gave thee thy masters house , and thy masters wives into thy bosom , and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah ; and if that had been too little m @#at #, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things . * 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 shall never #H5769depart from thine house ; because thou hast despised me , and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife . * 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 . * For thou didst it secretly : but I will do this thing before all Israel Yisra #el #, and before the sun . * And David said unto Nathan , I have sinned against the LORD . And Nathan said unto David , The LORD also hath put away thy sin chatta #ah #; thou shalt not die . * Howbeit , because by this deed thou hast givengreat occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme , the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die . * And Nathan departed unto his house . And the LORD struck the child that Uriahs wife bare unto David , and it was very sick . * David therefore besought God for the child na #ar #; and David fasted , and went in , and lay all night upon the earth . * 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 . * 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 thenvex himself , if we tell him that the child is dead ? * 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 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 . * 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 . * And he said , While the child was yet alive , I fasted and wept : for I said , Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious (8675 ) to me , that the child may live ? * 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 . * And David comforted Bathsheba Bath-Sheba # 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 he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet ; and he called his name Jedidiah , because of the LORD . * And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon , and took the royal city . * And Joab sent messengers to David , and said , I have fought against Rabbah , and have taken the city of waters . * Now therefore gatherthe 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 . * And David gatheredall the people together , and went to Rabbah , and fought against it , and took it . * And he took their kings crown from off his head ro #sh #, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones : and it was set on Davids head ro #sh #. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance . * 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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