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Chapter 12 |
1 | 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. |
2 |
The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: |
3 | 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 meat,
and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a
daughter. |
4 | And there came a traveler unto 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 unto him; but took the poor
man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. |
5 |
And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to
Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall
surely die: |
6 | And he
shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because
he had no pity. |
7 | And
Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of
Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of
the hand of Saul; |
8 |
And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy
bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too
little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. |
9 |
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his
sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his
wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of
Ammon. |
10 | Now
therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou
hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy
wife. |
11 |
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of
thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto
thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. |
12 |
For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and
before the sun. |
13 |
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto
David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. |
14 | Howbeit,
because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of
the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall
surely die. |
15 | And Nathan departed unto his house. And
the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was
very sick. |
16 | David
therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and
lay all night upon the earth. |
17 |
And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from
the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. |
18 |
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of
David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while
the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our
voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? |
19 | But when David saw that his servants
whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said
unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. |
20 | Then David arose from the earth, and
washed, and 1anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and
came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own
house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
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Matt 6:17
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21 | Then said his servants unto him, What
thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the
child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise
and eat bread. |
22 |
And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who
can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live? |
23 |
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I
shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. |
24 | And David comforted Bathsheba his wife,
and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he
called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
Matt 1:6
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25 |
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name
Jedidiah, because of the LORD. |
26 | And Joab fought against Rabbah of the
children of Ammon, and took the royal city. |
27 |
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and
have taken the city of waters. |
28 |
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. |
29 | And
David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought
against it, and took it. |
30 | And
he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a
talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head.
And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. |
31 | 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 brick-kiln: and thus did he
unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the
people returned unto Jerusalem. |