ASV_Strong : 2 Samuel 12
1. And Jehovah[H3068] sent[H7971] Nathan[H5416] unto David[H1732]. And he came[H935] unto him[H559], and said unto him[H8147], There were two men[H582] in one[H259] city[H5892]; the one[H259] rich[H6223], and the other[H259] poor[H7326].
2. The rich[H6223] man had exceeding[H3966] many[H7235] flocks[H6629] and herds[H1241];
3. but the poor[H7326] man had nothing[H259], save one little[H6996] ewe lamb[H3535], which he had bought[H7069] and nourished up[H2421]: and it grew up[H1431] together[H3162] with him[H1121], and with his children; it did eat[H398] of his own morsel[H6595], and drank[H8354] of his own cup[H3563], and lay[H7901] in his bosom[H2436], and was unto him as a daughter[H1323].
4. And there came[H935] a traveller[H1982] unto the rich[H6223] man[H376], and he spared[H2550] to take[H3947] of his own flock[H6629] and of his own herd[H1241], to dress[H6213] for the wayfaring man[H732] that was come[H935] unto him[H3947], but took the poor[H7326] man[H376]'s lamb[H3535], and dressed[H6213] it for the man[H376] that was come to him[H935].
5. And David[H1732]'s anger[H639] was greatly[H3966] kindled[H2734] against the man[H376]; and he said[H559] to Nathan[H5416], As Jehovah[H3068] liveth[H2416], the man[H376] that hath done[H6213] this is worthy[H1121] to die[H4194]:
6. and he shall restore[H7999] the lamb[H3535] fourfold[H706], because[H6118] he did[H6213] this thing[H1697], and because[H834] he had no pity[H2550].
7. And Nathan[H5416] said[H559] to David[H1732], Thou art the man[H376]. Thus saith[H559] Jehovah[H3068], the God[H430] of Israel[H3478], I anointed[H4886] thee king[H4428] over Israel[H3478], and I delivered[H5337] thee out of the hand[H3027] of Saul[H7586];
8. and I gave[H5414] thee thy master[H113]'s house[H1004], and thy master[H113]'s wives[H802] into thy bosom[H2436], and gave[H5414] thee the house[H1004] of Israel[H3478] and of Judah[H3063]; and if that had been too little[H4592], I would have added[H3254] unto thee such[H2007] and such things[H2007].
9. Wherefore hast thou despised[H959] the word[H1697] of Jehovah[H3068], to do[H6213] that which is evil[H7451] in his sight[H5869]? thou hast smitten[H5221] Uriah[H223] the Hittite[H2850] with the sword[H2719], and hast taken[H3947] his wife[H802] to be thy wife[H802], and hast slain[H2026] him with the sword[H2719] of the children[H1121] of Ammon[H5983].
10. Now therefore the sword[H2719] shall never[H5704] depart[H5493] from thy house[H1004], because[H6118] thou hast despised[H959] me[H3947], and hast taken the wife[H802] of Uriah[H223] the Hittite[H2850] to be thy wife[H802].
11. Thus saith[H559] Jehovah[H3068], Behold[H6965], I will raise up evil[H7451] against thee out of thine own house[H1004]; and I will take[H3947] thy wives[H802] before thine eyes[H5869], and give[H5414] them unto thy neighbor[H7453], and he shall lie[H7901] with thy wives[H802] in the sight[H5869] of this sun[H8121].
12. For thou didst[H6213] it secretly[H5643]: but I will do[H6213] this thing[H1697] before all Israel[H3478], and before the sun[H8121].
13. And David[H1732] said[H559] unto Nathan[H5416], I have sinned[H2398] against Jehovah[H3068]. And Nathan[H5416] said[H559] unto David[H1732], Jehovah[H3068] also hath put away[H5674] thy sin[H2403]; thou shalt not die[H4191].
14. Howbeit[H657], because by this deed[H1697] thou hast given[H5006] great occasion[H5006] to the enemies[H341] of Jehovah[H3068] to blaspheme[H5006], the child[H1121] also that is born[H3209] unto thee shall surely[H4191] die[H4191].
15. And Nathan[H5416] departed[H3212] unto his house[H1004]. And Jehovah[H3068] struck[H5062] the child[H3206] that Uriah[H223]'s wife[H802] bare[H3205] unto David[H1732], and it was very sick[H605].
16. David[H1732] therefore besought[H1245] God[H430] for the child[H5288]; and David[H1732] fasted[H6684], and went in[H935], and lay[H7901] all night[H3885] upon the earth[H776].
17. And the elders[H2205] of his house[H1004] arose[H6965], and stood beside him[H6965], to raise him up from the earth[H776]: but he would[H14] not[H1262], neither did he eat bread with them[H3899].
18. And it came to pass on the seventh[H7637] day[H3117], that the child[H3206] died[H4191]. And the servants[H5650] of David[H1732] feared[H3372] to tell[H5046] him that the child[H3206] was dead[H4191]; for they said[H559], Behold[H3206], while the child was yet alive[H2416], we spake[H1696] unto him[H8085], and he hearkened not unto our voice[H6963]: how will he then[H6213] vex[H7451] himself[H6213], if we tell[H559] him that the child[H3206] is dead[H4191]!
19. But when David[H1732] saw[H7200] that his servants[H5650] were whispering[H3907] together[H1732], David perceived[H995] that the child[H3206] was dead[H4191]; and David[H1732] said[H559] unto his servants[H5650], Is the child[H3206] dead[H4191]? And they said[H559], He is dead[H4191].
20. Then David[H1732] arose[H6965] from the earth[H776], and washed[H7364], and anointed[H5480] himself[H2498], and changed his apparel[H8071]; and he came[H935] into the house[H1004] of Jehovah[H3068], and worshipped[H7812]: then he came[H935] to his own house[H1004]; and when he required[H7592], they set[H7760] bread[H3899] before him[H398], and he did eat.
21. Then said[H559] his servants[H5650] unto him[H1697], What thing is this that thou hast done[H6213]? thou didst fast[H6684] and weep[H1058] for the child[H3206], while it was alive[H2416]; but when the child[H3206] was dead[H4191], thou didst rise[H6965] and eat[H398] bread[H3899].
22. And he said[H559], While the child[H3206] was yet alive[H2416], I fasted[H6684] and wept[H1058]: for I said[H559], Who knoweth[H3045] whether Jehovah[H3068] will not be gracious[H2603] to me[H3206], that the child may live[H2416]?
23. But now he is dead[H4191], wherefore should I fast[H6684]? can[H3201] I bring him back again[H7725]? I shall go[H1980] to him[H7725], but he will not return to me.
24. And David[H1732] comforted[H5162] Bath-sheba[H1339] his wife[H802], and went in[H935] unto her[H7901], and lay with her[H3205]: and she bare a son[H1121], and he called[H7121] his name[H8034] Solomon[H8010]. And Jehovah[H3068] loved him[H157];
25. and he sent[H7971] by the hand[H3027] of Nathan[H5416] the prophet[H5030]; and he called[H7121] his name[H8034] Jedidiah[H3041], for Jehovah[H3068]'s sake.
26. Now Joab[H3097] fought[H3898] against Rabbah[H7237] of the children[H1121] of Ammon[H5983], and took[H3920] the royal[H4410] city[H5892].
27. And Joab[H3097] sent[H7971] messengers[H4397] to David[H1732], and said[H559], I have fought[H3898] against Rabbah[H7237]; yea[H3920], I have taken the city[H5892] of waters[H4325].
28. Now therefore gather[H622] the rest[H3499] of the people[H5971] together[H622], and encamp[H2583] against the city[H5892], and take[H3920] it[H3920]; lest I take the city[H5892], and it be called[H7121] after my name[H8034].
29. And David[H1732] gathered[H622] all the people[H5971] together[H622], and went[H3212] to Rabbah[H7237], and fought[H3898] against it[H3920], and took it.
30. And he took[H3947] the crown[H5850] of their king[H4428] from off his head[H7218]; and the weight[H4948] thereof was a talent[H3603] of gold[H2091], and in it were precious[H3368] stones[H68]; and it was set on David[H1732]'s head[H7218]. And he brought forth[H3318] the spoil[H7998] of the city[H5892], exceeding[H3966] much[H7235].
31. And he brought forth[H3318] the people[H5971] that were therein[H7760], and put them under saws[H4050], and under harrows[H2757] of iron[H1270], and under axes[H4037] of iron[H1270], and made them pass[H5674] through the brickkiln[H4404]: and thus did[H6213] he unto all the cities[H5892] of the children[H1121] of Ammon[H5983]. And David[H1732] and all the people[H5971] returned[H7725] unto Jerusalem[H3389].
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