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 .