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          DASV: 2 Samuel 12    

1 So the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said
to him, "There were two men in a certain city, the one rich
and the other poor.
2 The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.
3 But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb he
had bought. He raised it and it grew up with him and with
his children. It used to eat his food, and drank from his cup
and slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.
4 Now a traveler came to the rich man, and he was unwilling to
take one of his own flock or herd to prepare it for the visitor,
so he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the guest who
had come to him."
5 David’s anger burned against the man, and he ordered Nathan,
"As the LORD lives, the man who did this is worthy of death.
6 He must make restitution for the lamb four times over, because
he did this thing and had no pity."

7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the 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.
8 I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into
your arms, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if
that was too little, I would have added to you even more.
9 Why have you despised the word of the LORD, by doing what
was evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite
with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your own wife.
You have murdered him with the sword of the Ammonites.
10 Now therefore, the sword will never leave your house,
because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of
Uriah the Hittite to be you own wife.'

11 This is what the LORD says, 'Look, I will bring disaster
against you from your house. I will take your wives before
your very eyes, and give them to your neighbor. He will lie
with your wives in broad daylight.
12 You did it secretly, but I will do this thing in front of
all Israel, and in broad daylight.'"

13 David confessed to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD."
Nathan replied to David, "The LORD has forgiven your sin.
You will not die.
14 Nevertheless, because by this deed you have treated the
LORD with contempt, the child that is born to you will surely die."

15 Then Nathan went home. The LORD struck the child that
Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
16 David pleaded with God for the child. David fasted and
went in and lay all night on the ground.
17 The elders of his house stood over him to get him up off
the ground, but he refused, neither would he eat any food
with them.
18 On the seventh day, the child died. The servants of David
were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they
thought, "Look, while the child was still alive, we spoke
to him, and he would not listen to us, what will he do to
himself if we tell him that the child is dead?"
19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering to
one another, he realized that the child was dead. So David
asked his servants, "Is the child dead?" They replied, "He
is dead."

20 Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed
himself. He changed his clothes and he went into the house
of the LORD and worshipped. Then he went home, and at his
request they served him food, and he ate.
21 Then his servants asked him, "What are you doing? You fasted
and wept for the child, while it was alive; but now the child
is dead, you got up and ate food."
22 He replied, "While the child was still alive, I fasted
and wept, for I hoped, 'Who knows whether the LORD will not
be gracious to me, and allow the child to live?'
23 But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him
back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."
24 David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He went in to her,
and slept with her, and she gave birth to a son, and he
called him Solomon. The LORD loved him,
25 and sent a message by the hand of Nathan the prophet
that he should be called Jedidiah [beloved of the LORD]
because of the LORD.

26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites,
and took the royal city.
27 Joab sent messengers to David, and said, "I have fought
against Rabbah; yes, I have captured the city’s water
supply."
28 Now gather the rest of the troops and besiege the city,
and take it; otherwise I will take the city, and it will
be called by my name."
29 So David gathered all the troops and went to Rabbah,
and fought against it, and took it.
30 Then he took the crown off the head of their king
and its gold weighed about seventy-five pounds, and there
were gems set in it. It was then put on David's head.
He also took a great deal of spoil from the city.
31 He brought out the people that were in it, and forced
them to work with saws, iron picks and axes, and made
them work in the brick kiln. This was what he did to
all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the
troops returned to Jerusalem.

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