Then the LORD - sent Nathan to David , and when he arrived ... , he said “ There were two men in a certain city , one rich and the other poor.
The rich man had a great number of ... sheep and cattle ,
but the poor man had nothing ... except ... one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it , and it grew up with him ... and his children. It shared ... his food and drank from his cup ; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter
Now a traveler came to the rich ... man , who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come Instead, he took - the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest ... .... ”
David burned with anger ... against the man and said to Nathan : “ As surely as the LORD ... ... lives , the man who did this deserves to die !
- Because - he has done - this ... - thing and has shown no pity , he must pay for the lamb four times over. ”
Then Nathan said to David , “ You are that man ! This is what the LORD , the God of Israel , says : ‘ I anointed you king over Israel , and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
I gave - your master’s - house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave - the house of Israel and Judah , and if that was not enough , I would have given
Why then have you despised - the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight ? - You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword - and took his wife as your own , - for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites ....
Now, therefore , the sword will never ... ... depart from your house , because ... you have despised Me and have taken - the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be own. ’
This is what the LORD ... says : ‘ I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take - your wives and give them to another , and he will lie with them in broad daylight ... ... ....
- You have acted in secret , but I will do - - this thing ... in broad daylight before all Israel. ’”
Then David said to Nathan , “ I have sinned against the LORD. ” “ The LORD has taken away your sin , ” Nathan replied - -. - “ You will not die.
Nevertheless , because by - this deed you have shown utter contempt - for (the word) of the LORD , the son born will surely die. ”
After Nathan ... had gone home , the LORD - struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David , and he became ill.
David - pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted ... and went into his house and spent the night lying (in sackcloth) on the ground.
The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground , but he was unwilling ... and would not eat anything with them ....
On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell that the child was dead , for they said , “ Look , ... while the child was alive , we spoke to him , and he would not listen to us. ... So how can we tell him the child is dead ? He may even harm himself .... ”
When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another , he perceived that the child was dead. So he ... asked his servants , “ Is the child dead ? ” “ He is dead , ” they replied.
Then David got up from the ground , washed and anointed himself , changed his clothes , and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house , and at his request they set food and he ate.
“ What (is) this you have done ? ” his servants ... asked. “ While the child was alive , you fasted and wept , but when he died , you got up and ate .... ”
(David) answered , “ While the child was alive , I fasted and wept , for I said , ‘ Who knows ? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live. ’
But now that he is dead , why ... should I fast ? Can I bring him back again ? I will go to him , but he will not return to me. ”
Then David - comforted his wife Bathsheba , and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son , and they - named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved (the child)
and sent (word) through Nathan the prophet to name him - - Jedidiah because the LORD (loved him).
Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites ... and captured - the royal fortress.
Then Joab sent messengers to David to say , “ I have fought against Rabbah and have captured - the water (supply) of the city.
Now, therefore , assemble - the rest of the troops , lay siege to the city , and capture it. Otherwise I - will capture the city , and it will be named after me .... ”
So David - assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah ; and he fought and captured it.
Then he took - the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones , and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount ... of plunder from the city.
- (David) brought out the people who (were) and put (them to work) with saws , iron picks , and axes - , and he made them work - at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite ... cities. Then (David) and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.