2Samuel12

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(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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