2 Samuel 12

2 Samuel Chapter 12 KJV

1Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causeth David to pass sentence upon himself. 7Nathan applieth the parable to David; who humbleth himself, and is pardoned. 15The newborn child being stricken of God, David mourneth and prayeth for him while living, but taketh comfort after he is dead. 24Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah. 26Rabbah is taken by David, and the people thereof tortured.
1 And the Lord 1sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and 2said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2 The rich man had 1exceeding many flocks and herds:
3 But the poor man had nothing, save 1one 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 ameat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
4 And there came a 1traveller 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 2took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
5 And 1David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing ashall surely die:
6 And he shall 1restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
7 ¶ And Nathan said to David, 1Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, 2I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
8 And I gave thee 1thy 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 1despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? 2thou 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 1the 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, 1I 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 1David said unto Nathan, 2I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, 3The Lord also hath aput away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
14 Howbeit, because by this deed 1thou 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 1struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
16 David therefore 1besought God for the child; and David afasted, 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 avex 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 1arose 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, 1While 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 1go 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 1she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.
25 And he sent by the hand of 1Nathan the prophet; and he called his name aJedidiah, because of the Lord.
26 ¶ And 1Joab 2fought 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 ait 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 1took 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 ain 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 1brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 12