1 Then the Lord sent Nathanto David. And he came to him and 12:1 Lit said to himsaid,
"There were two men in a city, the one wealthy and the other poor.
2 "The wealthy man had a great many flocks and herds.
3 "But the poor man had nothing at all except one little ewe lamb
Which he bought and nurtured;
And it grew up together with him and his children.
It would eat 12:3 Lit his piecescraps from him and drink from his cup and lie 12:3 Or on his chestin his lap,
And was like a daughter to him.
4 "Now a visitor came to the wealthy man,
And he could not bring himself to take any animal from his own flock or his own herd,
To prepare for the traveler who had come to him;
So he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him."
5 Then David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As the Lord lives, the man who has done this certainly 12:5 Lit is a son of deathdeserves to die! 6 So he must make restitution for the lamb four times over, since he did this thing and 12:6 Or showed no considerationhad no compassion."
7 Nathanthen said to David, "You yourself are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘It is I who anointed you as king over Israel, and it is I who rescued you from the hand of Saul. 8 I also gave you your master’s house and put your master’s wives 12:8 Lit on your lap; or chestinto 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 12:8 Lit like these and like thesemany more things like these! 9 Why have you despised the word of the Lord, by doing evil in His sight? You have struck and killed Uriahthe Hittite with the sword, you have taken his wife as your wife, and you have slaughtered him with the sword of the sons of Ammon. 10 Now then, the sword shall never leave your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriahthe Hittite to be your wife.’ 11 This is what the Lord says: ‘Behold, I am going to 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 sleep with your wives in 12:11 Lit the sight of this sunbroad daylight. 12 Indeed, you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and 12:12 Lit before the sunin open daylight.’ " 13 Then Davidsaid to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." And Nathansaid to David, "The Lord also has allowed your sin to pass; you shall not die. 14 However, since by this deed you have shown utter disrespect for the 12:14 Lit enemies of the Lord (a euphemistic reference to God); DSS word of the LordLord, the child himself who is born to you shall certainly die." 15 Then Nathanwent to his house.
Loss of a Child
Later the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s 12:15 Lit wifewidow bore to David, so that he was very sick. 16 Davidtherefore pleaded with God for the child; and Davidfasted and went and lay all night on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him in order to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat food with them. 18 Then it happened on the seventh day that the child died. And David’s servants 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 12:18 Lit our voiceus. How then can we tell him that the child is dead, since he might do himself harm?" 19 But when Davidsaw that his servants were whispering together, Davidperceived that the child was dead; so Davidsaid to his servants, "Is the child dead?" And they said, "He is dead." 20 So Davidgot up from the ground, washed, anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and when he asked, they served him food, and he ate.
21 Then his servants said to him, "What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was12:21 Some ancient versions still alivealive; but when the child died, you got up and ate food." 22 And he said, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows, the Lord may be gracious to me, and the child may live.’ 23 But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I am going to him, but he will not return to me."
Solomon Born
24 Then Davidcomforted his wife Bathsheba, and went in to her and slept with her; and she gave birth to a son, and 12:24 Some mss shehe named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved him, 25 and sent word through Nathanthe prophet, and he named him 12:25 I.e., beloved of the LordJedidiahfor the Lord’s sake.
War Again
26 Now Joabfought against Rabbahof the sons of Ammon, and captured the royal city. 27 Then Joabsent messengers to Davidand said, "I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters. 28 Now then, gather the rest of the people and camp opposite the city and capture it, or I will capture the city myself and it will be named after me." 29 So Davidgathered all the people and went to Rabbah, and he fought against it and captured it. 30 Then he took the crown of 12:30 Or Milcom; MT Malcam, prob. a variant spelling of Milcom; cf. Zeph 1:5their king from his head; and its weight was a 12:30 About 75 lb. or 34 kgtalent of gold, and it had a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the plunder of the city in great amounts. 31 He also brought out the people who were in it, and put some to work at saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and made 12:31 Lit themothers 12:31 Another reading of MT lit pass throughserve at the brick 12:31 Lit mold; i.e., for molding bricksworks. And he did the same to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then Davidand all the people returned to Jerusalem.
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Nathan
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Nathan, a prophet in the days of David, conveyed to the king the promise of an eternal dynasty and rebuked him for his sin with Bathsheba through the parable of the lamb (2 Samuel 12:7).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Nathan, a prophet in the days of David, conveyed to the king the promise of an eternal dynasty and rebuked him for his sin with Bathsheba through the parable of the lamb (2 Samuel 12:7).
Nathan, a prophet in the days of David, conveyed to the king the promise of an eternal dynasty and rebuked him for his sin with Bathsheba through the parable of the lamb (2 Samuel 12:7).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; he disobeyed the Lord, pursued David, and died on Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 9:2).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Nathan, a prophet in the days of David, conveyed to the king the promise of an eternal dynasty and rebuked him for his sin with Bathsheba through the parable of the lamb (2 Samuel 12:7).
Nathan, a prophet in the days of David, conveyed to the king the promise of an eternal dynasty and rebuked him for his sin with Bathsheba through the parable of the lamb (2 Samuel 12:7).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Nathan, a prophet in the days of David, conveyed to the king the promise of an eternal dynasty and rebuked him for his sin with Bathsheba through the parable of the lamb (2 Samuel 12:7).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, reigned over Israel, asked God for wisdom to govern the people, and built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 12:24).
Nathan, a prophet in the days of David, conveyed to the king the promise of an eternal dynasty and rebuked him for his sin with Bathsheba through the parable of the lamb (2 Samuel 12:7).
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, reigned over Israel, asked God for wisdom to govern the people, and built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 12:24).
Rabbah is the royal city of the Ammonites, captured by Joab; David consigned the people of Rabbah to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes (2 Samuel 12:31).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Rabbah is the royal city of the Ammonites, captured by Joab; David consigned the people of Rabbah to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes (2 Samuel 12:31).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Rabbah is the royal city of the Ammonites, captured by Joab; David consigned the people of Rabbah to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes (2 Samuel 12:31).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).