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1 # And the LORD <03068> sent <07971> (8799) Nathan <05416> unto David <01732>. And he came <0935> (8799) unto him, and said <0559> (8799) unto him, There were two <08147> men <0582> in one <0259> city <05892>; the one <0259> rich <06223>, and the other <0259> poor <07326> (8802).
2 The rich <06223> man had exceeding <03966> many <07235> (8687) flocks <06629> and herds <01241>:
3 But the poor <07326> (8802) man had nothing, save one <0259> little <06996> ewe lamb <03535>, which he had bought <07069> (8804) and nourished up <02421> (8762): and it grew up <01431> (8799) together <03162> with him, and with his children <01121>; it did eat <0398> (8799) of his own meat <06595>, and drank <08354> (8799) of his own cup <03563>, and lay <07901> (8799) in his bosom <02436>, and was unto him as a daughter <01323>.
4 And there came <0935> (8799) a traveller <01982> unto the rich <06223> man <0376>, and he spared <02550> (8799) to take <03947> (8800) of his own flock <06629> and of his own herd <01241>, to dress <06213> (8800) for the wayfaring man <0732> (8802) that was come <0935> (8802) unto him; but took <03947> (8799) the poor <07326> (8802) man's <0376> lamb <03535>, and dressed <06213> (8799) it for the man <0376> that was come <0935> (8802) to him.
5 And David's <01732> anger <0639> was greatly <03966> kindled <02734> (8799) against the man <0376> ; and he said <0559> (8799) to Nathan <05416>, As the LORD <03068> liveth <02416>, the man <0376> that hath done <06213> (8802) this thing shall surely <01121> die <04194>:
6 And he shall restore <07999> (8762) the lamb <03535> fourfold <0706>, because <06118> he did <06213> (8804) this thing <01697>, and because <0834> he had no pity <02550> (8804).
7 And Nathan <05416> said <0559> (8799) to David <01732>, Thou art the man <0376>. Thus saith <0559> (8804) the LORD <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>, I anointed <04886> (8804) thee king <04428> over Israel <03478>, and I delivered <05337> (8689) thee out of the hand <03027> of Saul <07586>;
8 And I gave <05414> (8799) thee thy master's <0113> house <01004>, and thy master's <0113> wives <0802> into thy bosom <02436>, and gave <05414> (8799) thee the house <01004> of Israel <03478> and of Judah <03063>; and if that had been too little <04592>, I would moreover have given <03254> (8686) unto thee such <02007> and such things <02007>.
9 Wherefore hast thou despised <0959> (8804) the commandment <01697> of the LORD <03068>, to do <06213> (8800) evil <07451> in his sight <05869>? thou hast killed <05221> (8689) Uriah <0223> the Hittite <02850> with the sword <02719>, and hast taken <03947> (8804) his wife <0802> to be thy wife <0802>, and hast slain <02026> (8804) him with the sword <02719> of the children <01121> of Ammon <05983>.
10 Now therefore the sword <02719> shall never <05704> <05769> depart <05493> (8799) from thine house <01004> ; because <06118> thou hast despised <0959> (8804) me, and hast taken <03947> (8799) the wife <0802> of Uriah <0223> the Hittite <02850> to be thy wife <0802>.
11 Thus saith <0559> (8804) the LORD <03068>, Behold, I will raise up <06965> (8688) evil <07451> against thee out of thine own house <01004>, and I will take <03947> (8804) thy wives <0802> before thine eyes <05869>, and give <05414> (8804) them unto thy neighbour <07453>, and he shall lie <07901> (8804) with thy wives <0802> in the sight <05869> of this sun <08121>.
12 For thou didst <06213> (8804) it secretly <05643>: but I will do <06213> (8799) this thing <01697> before all Israel <03478>, and before the sun <08121>.
13 And David <01732> said <0559> (8799) unto Nathan <05416>, I have sinned <02398> (8804) against the LORD <03068>. And Nathan <05416> said <0559> (8799) unto David <01732>, The LORD <03068> also hath put away <05674> (8689) thy sin <02403>; thou shalt not die <04191> (8799).
14 Howbeit <0657>, because by this deed <01697> thou hast given <05006> <00> great occasion <05006> (8763) to the enemies <0341> (8802) of the LORD <03068> to blaspheme <05006> (8765), the child <01121> also that is born <03209> unto thee shall surely <04191> (8800) die <04191> (8799).
15 # And Nathan <05416> departed <03212> (8799) unto his house <01004>. And the LORD <03068> struck <05062> (8799) the child <03206> that Uriah's <0223> wife <0802> bare <03205> (8804) unto David <01732>, and it was very sick <0605> (8735).
16 David <01732> therefore besought <01245> (8762) God <0430> for the child <05288>; and David <01732> fasted <06684> (8799) <06685>, and went in <0935> (8804), and lay <07901> (8804) all night <03885> (8804) upon the earth <0776>.
17 And the elders <02205> of his house <01004> arose <06965> (8799), and went to him, to raise him up <06965> (8687) from the earth <0776>: but he would <014> (8804) not, neither did he eat <01262> (8804) bread <03899> with them.
18 And it came to pass on the seventh <07637> day <03117>, that the child <03206> died <04191> (8799). And the servants <05650> of David <01732> feared <03372> (8799) to tell <05046> (8687) him that the child <03206> was dead <04191> (8804): for they said <0559> (8804), Behold, while the child <03206> was yet alive <02416>, we spake <01696> (8765) unto him, and he would not hearken <08085> (8804) unto our voice <06963>: how will he then <06213> <00> vex <07451> himself <06213> (8804), if we tell <0559> (8799) him that the child <03206> is dead <04191> (8804)?
19 But when David <01732> saw <07200> (8799) that his servants <05650> whispered <03907> (8693), David <01732> perceived <0995> (8799) that the child <03206> was dead <04191> (8804): therefore David <01732> said <0559> (8799) unto his servants <05650>, Is the child <03206> dead <04191> (8804)? And they said <0559> (8799) , He is dead <04191> (8804).
20 Then David <01732> arose <06965> (8799) from the earth <0776>, and washed <07364> (8799), and anointed <05480> (8686) himself, and changed <02498> (8762) his apparel <08071>, and came <0935> (8799) into the house <01004> of the LORD <03068>, and worshipped <07812> (8691): then he came <0935> (8799) to his own house <01004> ; and when he required <07592> (8799), they set <07760> (8799) bread <03899> before him, and he did eat <0398> (8799) .
21 Then said <0559> (8799) his servants <05650> unto him, What thing <01697> is this that thou hast done <06213> (8804)? thou didst fast <06684> (8804) and weep <01058> (8799) for the child <03206>, while it was alive <02416>; but when the child <03206> was dead <04191> (8804), thou didst rise <06965> (8804) and eat <0398> (8799) bread <03899>.
22 And he said <0559> (8799), While the child <03206> was yet alive <02416>, I fasted <06684> (8804) and wept <01058> (8799): for I said <0559> (8804), Who can tell <03045> (8802) whether GOD <03068> will be gracious <02603> (8804) (8675) <02603> (8762) to me, that the child <03206> may live <02416>?
23 But now he is dead <04191> (8804), wherefore should I fast <06684> (8802)? can <03201> (8799) I bring him back again <07725> (8687)? I shall go <01980> (8802) to him, but he shall not return <07725> (8799) to me.
24 And David <01732> comforted <05162> (8762) Bathsheba <01339> his wife <0802>, and went in <0935> (8799) unto her, and lay <07901> (8799) with her: and she bare <03205> (8799) a son <01121>, and he called <07121> (8799) his name <08034> Solomon <08010>: and the LORD <03068> loved <0157> (8804) him.
25 And he sent <07971> (8799) by the hand <03027> of Nathan <05416> the prophet <05030>; and he called <07121> (8799) his name <08034> Jedidiah <03041>, because of the LORD <03068>.
26 # And Joab <03097> fought <03898> (8735) against Rabbah <07237> of the children <01121> of Ammon <05983> , and took <03920> (8799) the royal <04410> city <05892>.
27 And Joab <03097> sent <07971> (8799) messengers <04397> to David <01732>, and said <0559> (8799), I have fought <03898> (8738) against Rabbah <07237>, and have taken <03920> (8804) the city <05892> of waters <04325>.
28 Now therefore gather <0622> <00> the rest <03499> of the people <05971> together <0622> (8798), and encamp <02583> (8798) against the city <05892>, and take <03920> (8798) it: lest I take <03920> (8799) the city <05892>, and it be called <07121> (8738) after my name <08034>.
29 And David <01732> gathered <0622> <00> all the people <05971> together <0622> (8799), and went <03212> (8799) to Rabbah <07237>, and fought <03898> (8735) against it, and took <03920> (8799) it.
30 And he took <03947> (8799) their king's <04428> crown <05850> from off his head <07218>, the weight <04948> whereof was a talent <03603> of gold <02091> with the precious <03368> stones <068>: and it was set on David's <01732> head <07218>. And he brought forth <03318> (8689) the spoil <07998> of the city <05892> in great <03966> abundance <07235> (8687).
31 And he brought forth <03318> (8689) the people <05971> that were therein, and put <07760> (8799) them under saws <04050>, and under harrows <02757> of iron <01270>, and under axes <04037> of iron <01270>, and made them pass <05674> (8689) through the brickkiln <04404>: and thus did <06213> (8799) he unto all the cities <05892> of the children <01121> of Ammon <05983>. So David <01732> and all the people <05971> returned <07725> (8799) unto Jerusalem <03389>.