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Chapter 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.
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
traveller
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
neighbour,
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
anointed
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.
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
Bath-sheba
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.
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
brickkiln:
and
thus
did
he
unto
all
the
cities
of
the
children
of
Ammon.
So
David
and
all
the
people
returned
unto
Jerusalem.
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