10_2SA_12_01 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.
10_2SA_12_02 the rich [ man] had exceeding Many flocks And herds:
10_2SA_12_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.
10_2SA_12_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.
10_2SA_12_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:
10_2SA_12_06 And he shall Restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, And because he had no pity.
10_2SA_12_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;
10_2SA_12_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.
10_2SA_12_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_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.
10_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.
10_2SA_12_12 for thou didst [ it] secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, And before the sun.
10_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.
10_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.
10_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.
10_2SA_12_16 David therefore besought God for the child; And David fasted, And went in, And lay all night upon the earth.
10_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.
10_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?
10_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.
10_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.
10_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.
10_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?
10_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.
10_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.
10_2SA_12_25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; And he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
10_2SA_12_26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, And took the royal city.
10_2SA_12_27 And Joab sent messengers to David, And said, I have fought against Rabbah, And have taken the city of waters.
10_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.
10_2SA_12_29 And David gathered all the people together, And went to Rabbah, And fought against it, And took it.
10_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.
10_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.