2 Samuel 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 * .
2. The rich man had exceeding many * flocks and herds:
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.
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.
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:
6. And he shall restore * the lamb fourfold, because he did * this thing,and because he had no pity * .
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;
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.
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.
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.
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 brickkiln: and thus did * he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned * unto Jerusalem.
