2Sam 12
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And YHWH sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two
men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
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The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;
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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
morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.
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And there came a traveller to 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 to him, but took
the poor man`s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
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And David`s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As YHWH
lives, the man that has done this is worthy to die:
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and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he
had no pity.
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And Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus says YHWH, the God of Israel, I anointed
you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul;
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and I gave you your master`s house, and your master`s wives into your bosom, and gave
you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have
added to you such and such things.
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Wherefore have you despised the word of YHWH, to do that which is evil in his sight?
you have smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your
wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
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Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised
me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
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Thus says YHWH, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and
I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall
lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
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For you did it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the
sun.
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And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against YHWH. And Nathan said to David, YHWH
also has put away your sin; you shall not die.
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Nevertheless, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of
YHWH to blaspheme, the child also that is born to you shall surely die.
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And Nathan departed to his house. And YHWH struck the child that Uriah`s wife
bare to David, and it was very sick.
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David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay
all night upon the earth.
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And the elders of his house arose, [and stood] beside him, to raise him up from the
earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
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And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David
feared to tell him whom the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child
was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he hearkened not to our voice: how will he then
vex himself, if we tell him whom the child is dead!
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But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that
the child was dead; and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? And they said,
He is dead.
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Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his
apparel; and he came into the house of YHWH, and worshiped: then he came to his own
house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
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Then said his servants to him, What thing is this that you have done? you did fast
and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, you did rise
and eat bread.
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And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knows
whether YHWH will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?
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But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go
to him, but he will not return to me.
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And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her: and
she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon. And YHWH loved him;
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and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for
YHWH`s sake.
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Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
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And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah; yea, I
have taken the city of waters.
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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.
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And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against
it, and took it.
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And he took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was
a talent of gold, and [in it were] precious stones; and it was set on David`s head.
And he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
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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 to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the
people returned to Jerusalem.