2 Samuel 12 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

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1 H3068 And the Lord H7971 sent H5416 Nathan H1732 unto David. H935 And he came H559 unto him, and said H8147 unto him, There were two H582 men H259 in one H5892 city; H259 the one H6223 rich, H259 and the other H7326 poor.

2 H6223 The rich H3966 man had exceedingly H7235 many H6629 flocks H1241 and herds:

3 H7326 But the poor H259 man had nothing, save one H6996 little H3535 ewe lamb, H7069 which he had bought H2421 and nourished up: H1431 and it grew up H3162 together H1121 with him, and with his sons; H398 it did eat H6595 of his own food, H8354 and drank H3563 of his own cup, H7901 and lay H2436 in his bosom, H1323 and was unto him as a daughter.

4 H935 And there came H1982 a traveler H6223 unto the rich H376 man, H2550 and he spared H3947 to take H6629 of his own flock H1241 and of his own herd, H6213 to dress H732 for the wayfaring man H935 that was come H3947 unto him; but took H7326 the poor H376 man's H3535 lamb, H6213 and dressed H376 it for the man H935 that was come to him.

5 H1732 And David's H639 anger H3966 was greatly H2734 kindled H376 against the man; H559 and he said H5416 to Nathan, H3068 As the Lord H2416 lives, H376 the man H6213 that has done H1121 this thing shall surely H4194 die:

6 H7999 And he shall restore H3535 the lamb H706 fourfold, H6118 because H6213 he did H1697 this thing, H834 and because H2550 he had no pity.

7 H5416 And Nathan H559 said H1732 to David, H376 You are the man. H559 Thus says H3068 the Lord H430 God H3478 of Israel, H4886 I anointed H4428 you king H3478 over Israel, H5337 and I delivered H3027 you out of the hand H7586 of Saul;

8 H5414 And I gave H113 you your master's H1004 house, H113 and your master's H802 wives H2436 into your bosom, H5414 and gave H1004 you the house H3478 of Israel H3063 and of Judah; H4592 and if that had been too little, H3254 I would have given H2007 unto you many more such H2007 things.

9 H959 Why have you despised H1697 the commandment H3068 of the Lord, H6213 to do H7451 evil H5869 in his sight? H5221 you have killed H223 Uriah H2850 the Hittite H2719 with the sword, H3947 and have taken H802 his wife H802 to be your wife, H2026 and have slain H2719 him with the sword H1121 of the sons H5983 of Ammon.

10 H2719 Now therefore the sword H5704 shall never H5493 depart H1004 from your house; H6118 because H959 you have despised H3947 me, and have taken H802 the wife H223 of Uriah H2850 the Hittite H802 to be your wife.

11 H559 Thus says H3068 the Lord, H6965 Behold, I will raise up H7451 evil H1004 against you out of your own house, H3947 and I will take H802 your wives H5869 before your eyes, H5414 and give H7453 them unto your neighbor, H7901 and he shall lie H802 with your wives H5869 in the sight H8121 of this sun.

12 H6213 For you did H5643 it secretly: H6213 but I will do H1697 this thing H3478 before all Israel, H8121 and before the sun.

13 H1732 And David H559 said H5416 unto Nathan, H2398 I have sinned H3068 against the Lord. H5416 And Nathan H559 said H1732 unto David, H3068 The Lord H5674 also has put away H2403 your sin; H4191 you shall not die.

14 H657 But, H1697 because by this deed H5006 you have given H5006 great occasion H341 to the enemies H3068 of the Lord H5006 to blaspheme, H1121 the child H3209 also that is born H4191 unto you shall surely H4191 die.

15 H5416 And Nathan H3212 departed H1004 unto his house. H3068 And the Lord H5062 struck H3206 the child H223 that Uriah's H802 wife H3205 bore H1732 unto David, H605 and it was very sick.

16 H1732 David H1245 therefore begged H430 God H5288 for the child; H1732 and David H6684 fasted, H935 and went in, H7901 and lay H3885 all night H776 upon the earth.

17 H2205 And the elders H1004 of his house H6965 arose, H6965 and went to him, to raise him up H776 from the earth: H14 but he would H1262 not, neither did he eat H3899 bread with them.

18 H7637 And it came to pass on the seventh H3117 day, H3206 that the child H4191 died. H5650 And the servants H1732 of David H3372 feared H5046 to tell H3206 him that the child H4191 was dead: H559 for they said, H3206 Behold, while the child H2416 was yet alive, H1696 we spoke H8085 unto him, and he would not listen H6963 unto our voice: H6213 how will he then H7451 harm H6213 himself, H559 if we tell H3206 him that the child H4191 is dead?

19 H1732 But when David H7200 saw H5650 that his servants H3907 whispered, H1732 David H995 perceived H3206 that the child H4191 was dead: H1732 therefore David H559 said H5650 unto his servants, H3206 Is the child H4191 dead? H559 And they said, H4191 He is dead.

20 H1732 Then David H6965 arose H776 from the earth, H7364 and washed, H5480 and anointed H2498 himself, and changed H8071 his apparel, H935 and came H1004 into the house H3068 of the Lord, H7812 and worshiped: H935 then he came H1004 to his own house; H7592 and when he required, H7760 they set H3899 bread H398 before him, and he did eat.

21 H559 Then said H5650 his servants H1697 unto him, What thing H6213 is this that you have done? H6684 you did fast H1058 and weep H3206 for the child, H2416 while it was alive; H3206 but when the child H4191 was dead, H6965 you did rise H398 and eat H3899 bread.

22 H559 And he said, H3206 While the child H2416 was yet alive, H6684 I fasted H1058 and wept: H559 for I said, H3045 Who can tell H3068 whether God H2603 will be gracious H3206 to me, that the child H2416 may live?

23 H4191 But now he is dead, H6684 that is why should I fast? H3201 can H7725 I bring him back again? H1980 I shall go H7725 to him, but he shall not return to me.

24 H1732 And David H5162 comforted H1339 Bath–sheba H802 his wife, H935 and went in H7901 unto her, and lay H3205 with her: and she bore H1121 a son, H7121 and he called H8034 his name H8010 Solomon: H3068 and the Lord H157 loved him.

25 H7971 And he sent H3027 by the hand H5416 of Nathan H5030 the prophet; H7121 and he called H8034 his name H3041 Jedidiah, H3068 because of the Lord.

26 H3097 And Joab H3898 fought H7237 against Rabbah H1121 of the sons H5983 of Ammon, H3920 and took H4410 the royal H5892 city.

27 H3097 And Joab H7971 sent H4397 messengers H1732 to David, H559 and said, H3898 I have fought H7237 against Rabbah, H3920 and have taken H5892 the city H4325 of waters.

28 H622 Now therefore gather H3499 the rest H5971 of the people H622 together, H2583 and encamp H5892 against the city, H3920 and take H3920 it: lest I take H5892 the city, H7121 and it be called H8034 after my name.

29 H1732 And David H622 gathered H5971 all the people H622 together, H3212 and went H7237 to Rabbah, H3898 and fought H3920 against it, and took it.

30 H3947 And he took H4428 their king's H5850 crown H7218 from off his head, H4948 the weight H3603 whereof was a talent H2091 of gold H3368 with the precious H68 stones: H1732 and it was set on David's H7218 head. H3318 And he brought forth H7998 the plunder H5892 of the city H3966 in great H7235 abundance.

31 H3318 And he brought forth H5971 the people H7760 that were in it, and put H4050 them under saws, H2757 and under harrows H1270 of iron, H4037 and under axes H1270 of iron, H5674 and made them pass H4404 through the brickkiln: H6213 and thus did H5892 he unto all the cities H1121 of the sons H5983 of Ammon. H1732 So David H5971 and all the people H7725 returned H3389 unto Jerusalem.