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⥃Nathan Rebukes David ^{[ Psalms 51:1–19 ]}

[1] And the Lord² sent Nathan unto David³. And he came⁴ unto him, and said unto him, There were⁵ two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.⁶ [2] The rich [man] had exceeding⁷ many flocks and herds: [3] But the poor [man] had nothing, save one little⁸ 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 meat⁹, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his¹⁰ bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. [4] And there came a traveller¹¹ 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 the¹² poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. [5] And David’s¹³ anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, [As] the Lord¹⁴ liveth, the man that hath done this [thing] shall surely die¹⁵: [6] And he shall restore¹⁶ the lamb fourfold, because¹⁷ he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

[7] [¶]And Nathan said to David, Thou [art¹⁸] the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed¹⁹ thee king over Israel, and I delivered²⁰ thee out of the hand of Saul; [8] And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives²¹ into thy bosom, and gave thee²² the house of Israel and of Judah; and if [that had been] too little, I would²³ moreover have given unto thee such and such things. [9] Wherefore hast thou despised²⁴ the commandment of the Lord, to do evil²⁵ in his sight? thou hast²⁶ 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 sword²⁷ shall never depart from thine house; because²⁸ thou hast despised me, and hast taken²⁹ the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. [11] Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise³⁰ up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take³¹ 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] secretly³²: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

⥃David’s Loss and Repentance

[13] And David³³ said unto Nathan, I have sinned³⁴ against the Lord³⁵. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou³⁶ shalt not die. [14] Howbeit, because by this deed³⁷ thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child³⁸ also [that is] born unto thee shall surely die.

[15] And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child³⁹ that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. [16] David therefore besought⁴⁰ God for the child; and David fasted⁴¹, and went in, and lay all night⁴² upon the earth. [17] And the elders⁴³ 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 day⁴⁴, 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 arose⁴⁵ from the earth, and washed, and anointed⁴⁶ [himself], and changed his apparel, and came into the house⁴⁷ 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 thing⁴⁸ [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 fasted⁴⁹ 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 go⁵⁰ to him, but he shall not⁵¹ return to me.

⥃Solomon’s Birth

[24] [¶]And David comforted Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare⁵² a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.⁵³ [25] And he sent by the hand of Nathan⁵⁴ the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah⁵⁵, because of the Lord.

⥃The Capture of Rabbah ^{[ 1 Chronicles 20:1–3 ]}

[26] And Joab⁵⁶ fought against Rabbah⁵⁷ of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. [27] And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah⁵⁸, and have taken the city of waters⁵⁹. [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 name⁶⁰. [29] And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. [30] And he took⁶¹ their king’s crown from off his head, the weight⁶² 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 abundance⁶³. [31] And he brought forth the people that [were] therein, and put [them⁶⁴] 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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