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Nathan
Rebukes David |
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| 2 Samuel 12:1 |
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Then the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came
to him and said, "There were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:2 |
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"The rich man had a great many flocks and herds. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:3 |
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"But the poor man had nothing except one little
ewe lamb Which he bought and nourished; And it grew up together with him and his
children. It would eat of his bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom,
And was like a daughter to him. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:4 |
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"Now a traveler came to the rich man, And he
was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd, To prepare for the wayfarer
who had come to him; Rather he took the poor man's ewe lamb and prepared it for
the man who had come to him." |
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| 2 Samuel 12:5 |
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Then David's anger burned greatly against the
man, and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, surely the man who has done this
deserves to die. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:6 |
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He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold,
because he did this thing and had no compassion." |
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| 2 Samuel 12:7 |
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Nathan then said to David, "You are the man!
Thus says the LORD God of Israel, 'It is I who anointed you king over Israel and
it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:8 |
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I also gave you your master's house and your
master's wives into your care, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah; and
if that had been too little, I would have added to you many more things like these! |
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| 2 Samuel 12:9 |
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Why have you despised the word of the LORD by
doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword,
have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the
sons of Ammon. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:10 |
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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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| 2 Samuel 12:11 |
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Thus says the LORD, 'Behold, I will raise up
evil against you from your own household; I will even take your wives before your
eyes and give them to your companion, and he will lie with your wives in broad
daylight. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:12 |
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Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this
thing before all Israel, and under the sun.'" |
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| 2 Samuel 12:13 |
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Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against
the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has taken away your sin; you
shall not die. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:14 |
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However, because by this deed you have given
occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born
to you shall surely die." |
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| 2 Samuel 12:15 |
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So Nathan went to his house. |
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Loss
of a Child |
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Then
the LORD struck the child that Uriah's widow bore to David, so that he was very
sick. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:16 |
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David therefore inquired of God for the child;
and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:17 |
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The elders of his household stood beside him
in order to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat
food with them. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:18 |
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Then it happened on the seventh day that the
child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was
dead, for they said, "Behold, while the child was still alive, we spoke to him
and he did not listen to our voice. How then can we tell him that the child is
dead, since he might do himself harm!" |
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| 2 Samuel 12:19 |
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But when David saw that his servants were whispering
together, David perceived that the child was dead; so David said to his servants,
"Is the child dead?" And they said, "He is dead." |
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| 2 Samuel 12:20 |
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So David arose from the ground, washed, anointed
himself, and changed his clothes; and he came into the house of the LORD and worshiped.
Then he came to his own house, and when he requested, they set food before him
and he ate. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:21 |
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Then his servants said to him, "What is this
thing that you have done? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept; but
when the child died, you arose and ate food." |
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| 2 Samuel 12:22 |
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He said, "While the child was still alive, I
fasted and wept; for I said, 'Who knows, the LORD may be gracious to me, that
the child may live.' |
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| 2 Samuel 12:23 |
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But now he has died; why should I fast? Can
I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me." |
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Solomon
Born |
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| 2 Samuel 12:24 |
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Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and
went in to her and lay with her; and she gave birth to a son, and he named him
Solomon. Now the LORD loved him |
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| 2 Samuel 12:25 |
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and sent word through Nathan the prophet, and
he named him Jedidiah for the LORD'S sake. |
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War
Again |
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| 2 Samuel 12:26 |
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Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of
Ammon and captured the royal city. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:27 |
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Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have
fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:28 |
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Now therefore, gather the rest of the people
together and camp against the city and capture it, or I will capture the city
myself and it will be named after me." |
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| 2 Samuel 12:29 |
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So David gathered all the people and went to
Rabbah, fought against it and captured it. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:30 |
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Then he took the crown of their king from his
head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and
it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city in great
amounts. |
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| 2 Samuel 12:31 |
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He also brought out the people who were in it,
and set them under saws, sharp iron instruments, and iron axes, and made them
pass through the brickkiln. And thus he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon.
Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. |
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