2 Samuel 12:1 Cross References - Leeser

¹ And the Lord sent Nathan unto David, and he came unto him and said to him, Two men were once in one city, the one rich and the other poor.

⁷ And they told it to Yotham; and he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizzim, and he lifted up his voice, and cried; and he said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, so that God may hearken unto you. ⁸ The trees went once forth to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us. ⁹ But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I give up my fatness, wherewith through me they honor God and men, and shall I go to be promoted over the trees! ¹⁰ And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, reign over us. ¹¹ But the fig-tree said unto them, Should I give up my sweetness, and my good productiveness, and go to be promoted over the trees? ¹² Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, reign over us. ¹³ But the vine said unto them, Should I give up my fresh wine, which rejoiceth God and men, and go to be promoted over the trees! ¹⁴ Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, reign over us. ¹⁵ And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me as king over you, then come seek protection in my shadow; and if not, then let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of the Lebanon.

¹ And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies; ² That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, while the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. ³ And Nathan said to the king, all that is in thy heart go and do; for the Lord is with thee. ⁴ And it came to pass during that night, That the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying, ⁵ Go and say unto my servant, unto David, Thus hath said the Lord, Wilt thou indeed build me a house for my dwelling?

¹⁷ In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

¹⁰ And they told David, saying, Uriyah is not gone down unto his house: and David said unto Uriyah, Art thou not come from a journey? why then art thou not gone down unto thy own house? ¹¹ Then said Uriyah unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah abide in booths; and my Lord Joab and the servants of my Lord are encamped in the open field: and should I alone go unto my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. ¹² And David said unto Uriyah, Tarry here also this day, and tomorrow will I send thee off. So Uriyah remained in Jerusalem on that day and the following. ¹³ And David invited him, and he ate and drank before him, and he made him drunken; and he went out in the evening to lie down on his resting-place with the servants of his lord; but to his house he did not go down. ¹⁴ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriyah. ¹⁵ And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set Uriyah in front, opposite to the hottest fight, and then withdraw from behind him, that he may be smitten and die. ¹⁶ And it came to pass, when Joab was enclosing the city, that he placed Uriyah toward the spot of which he knew that valiant men were there. ¹⁷ And the men of the city went out and fought with Joab; and there fell some of the people, of the servants of David, and there died also Uriyah the Hittite.

²⁵ Then said David to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab, Let this thing not be displeasing in thy eyes; for at times this, at other times the other will the sword devour; continue firmly in thy war against the city, and overthrow it: and thus do thou encourage him.

⁵ And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she said, Truly, I am a widow-woman; since my husband is dead. ⁶ And thy hand-maid had two sons, and they two quarreled together in the field, and there was no one between them to help either; so the one smote the other, and slew him. ⁷ And, behold, the whole family is risen up against thy handmaid, and they said, Give up the slayer of his brother, that we may have him put to death, for the life of his brother whom he hath killed; and we will destroy also the heir: and thus they will quench my coal which is remaining, so as not to allow to my husband either name or remainder upon the face of the earth. ⁸ And the king said unto the woman, Go to thy house, and I will issue my charge concerning thee. ⁹ Then said the woman of Tekoa unto the king, On me, my Lord, O king, be the iniquity, and on my father’s house: and may the king and his throne be guiltless. ¹⁰ And the king said, Whosoever speaketh aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more. ¹¹ Then said she, Let the king, I pray thee, remember the Lord thy God, so as not to suffer the avenger of the blood to cause yet more destruction, and that they may not destroy my son. And he said, As the Lord liveth, there shall not fall one hair of thy son to the earth.

¹⁴ For we must needs die, and are as water which is spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; and yet doth God not take away life; and he deviseth thoughts, so that the banished one may not remain banished from him.

¹¹ And when David was arisen in the morning, The word of the Lord came unto Gad the prophet, David’s seer, saying, ¹² Go and speak unto David, Thus hath said the Lord, Three things do I offer thee: choose for thyself one of them, and I will do it unto thee. ¹³ So Gad came to David, and told it unto him; and he said unto him, Shall there come unto thee seven years of famine in thy land? or three months, that thou flee before thy enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be for three days a pestilence in thy land? now consider and see what word I shall bring back to him that hath sent me.

¹ And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el: while Jerobo’am was standing upon the altar to burn incense.

¹ And it lasted many days, when the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Achab; and I will give rain upon the face of the earth.

³⁵ And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his companion, By the word of the Lord, smite me, I pray thee. But the man refused to smite him. ³⁶ Then said he unto him, Forasmuch as thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, when thou goest away from me, a lion shall slay thee. And he went away from him, when a lion found him, and slew him. ³⁷ Then he met with another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him. ³⁸ And the prophet then went, and placed himself before the king on the way, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes. ³⁹ And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king, and said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought unto me a man, and said, Guard this man; if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be forfeit for his life, or else thou shalt weigh me down a talent of silver. ⁴⁰ But it happened as thy servant was Busy here and there, that he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So is thy sentence: thou thyself hast decided it. ⁴¹ And he hastened, and removed the bandage from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him that he was one of the prophets.

³ But an angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Ba’al-zebub the god of ‘Ekron?

¹ To the chief musician, a psalm of David, ^(51:2) When Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in unto Bath-sheba’. ^(51:3) Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy kindness: according to the greatness of thy mercies blot out my transgressions. ^{2 (51:4)} Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. ^{3 (51:5)} For of my transgressions I have full knowledge; and my sin is before me continually. ^{4 (51:6)} To thee, thee only, have I sinned, and what is evil in thy eyes have I done:—in order that thou mightest be righteous when thou speakest, be justified when thou judgest. ^{5 (51:7)} Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth; and in sin did my mother conceive me. ^{6 (51:8)} Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: therefore do thou cause me to know wisdom in the recesses of the heart. ^{7 (51:9)} Cleanse me from sin with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. ^{8 (51:10)} Cause me to hear gladness and joy; that the bones which thou hast crushed may rejoice. ^{9 (51:11)} Hide thy face from my sins, and all my iniquities do thou blot out. ^{10 (51:12)} Create unto me a clean heart, O God; and a firm spirit renew thou within me. ^{11 (51:13)} Cast me not away from thy presence; and thy holy spirit do not take from me. ^{12 (51:14)} Restore unto me the gladness of thy salvation; and with a liberal spirit do thou support me.— ^{13 (51:15)} I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto thee. ^{14 (51:16)} Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; that my tongue may sing aloud of thy righteousness. ^{15 (51:17)} O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise. ^{16 (51:18)} For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: in burnt-offering hast thou no delight. ^{17 (51:19)} The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, wilt thou not despise. ^{18 (51:20)} Do good in thy favor unto Zion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem. ^{19 (51:21)} Then wilt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt-offering and entire offering: then shall bullocks be offered upon thy altar.

¹ I will sing now for my beloved, the song of my dear one touching his vineyard. A vineyard had my beloved on a rich hill-top; ² And he fenced it in, and cleared it of stones, and planted it with the choicest vines, and built a tower in its midst, and also a winepress he hewed out therein: and he hoped that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth worthless fruit. ³ And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, between me and my vineyard. ⁴ What more was to be done to my vineyard, that I had not done in it? Why then did I hope that it should bring forth grapes, while it brought forth worthless fruit? ⁵ And now I will let you know also what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten off; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trodden down; ⁶ And I will lay it quite waste; it shall not be pruned, nor hoed around; and it shall be overgrown with briers and thorns; and the clouds will I command that they send down no rain upon it. ⁷ For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he hoped for justice, but behold injustice; for equity, but behold iniquity.

¹⁷ Because of the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and I smote him, hiding my face, and was wroth: while he went on frowardly in the way of his own heart. ¹⁸ I now see his ways, and I will heal him; and I will guide him, and bestow full comforts on him and on his mourners;