2 Samuel 12

1Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other poor.Cross-references: Judg 9:7 · 2Sam 7:1 · 2Sam 7:17 · 2Sam 11:10 · 2Sam 11:25 · 2Sam 14:5 · +12 more

2The rich man had very many flocks and herds,Cross-references: 2Sam 3:2 · 2Sam 5:13 · 2Sam 12:8 · 2Sam 15:16 · Job 1:3

3but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was like a daughter to him.Cross-references: Deut 13:6 · 2Sam 11:3 · Prov 5:18 · Mic 7:5

4A traveler came to the rich man, and he didn’t want to take of his own flock and of his own herd to prepare for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”Cross-references: Gen 18:2 · 2Sam 11:3 · James 1:14

5David’s anger burned hot against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to die!Cross-references: Gen 38:24 · 1Sam 14:39 · 1Sam 20:31 · 1Sam 25:21 · 1Sam 26:16 · Luke 6:41 · +2 more

6He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and because he had no pity!”Cross-references: Ex 22:1 · Prov 6:31 · Luke 19:8 · James 2:13

7Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.Cross-references: 1Sam 13:13 · 1Sam 15:17 · 1Sam 16:13 · 1Sam 18:11 · 1Sam 18:21 · 1Sam 19:10 · +11 more

8I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things.Cross-references: 1Sam 15:19 · 2Sam 2:4 · 2Sam 5:5 · 2Sam 7:19 · 2Sam 9:7 · 2Sam 12:11 · +4 more

9Why have you despised Yahweh’s word, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.Cross-references: Gen 9:5 · Ex 20:13 · Num 15:30 · 1Sam 15:19 · 1Sam 15:23 · 2Sam 11:4 · +10 more

10Now therefore the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken Uriah the Hittite’s wife to be your wife.’Cross-references: Gen 20:3 · Num 11:20 · 1Sam 2:30 · 2Sam 13:28 · 2Sam 18:14 · 2Sam 18:33 · +8 more

11“This is what Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.Cross-references: Deut 28:30 · 2Sam 13:1 · 2Sam 13:28 · 2Sam 15:6 · 2Sam 15:10 · 2Sam 16:21 · +3 more

12For you did this secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.’”Cross-references: 2Sam 11:4 · 2Sam 16:22 · Eccl 12:14 · Luke 12:1 · 1Cor 4:5

13David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.Cross-references: Lev 20:10 · Lev 24:17 · Num 35:31 · 1Sam 15:20 · 1Sam 15:24 · 1Sam 15:30 · +32 more

14However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.”Cross-references: Neh 5:9 · Ps 74:10 · Ps 89:31 · Ps 94:12 · Prov 3:11 · Isa 52:5 · +7 more

15Then Nathan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he was very sick.Cross-references: Deut 32:39 · 1Sam 25:38 · 1Sam 26:10 · 2Ki 15:5 · 2Chr 13:20 · Ps 104:29 · +1 more

16David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.Cross-references: 2Sam 12:22 · 2Sam 13:31 · 1Ki 21:27 · Esth 4:16 · Job 20:12 · Ps 50:15 · +6 more

17The elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he didn’t eat bread with them.Cross-references: 1Sam 28:23 · 2Sam 3:35

18On the seventh day, the child died. David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him and he didn’t listen to our voice. How will he then harm himself if we tell him that the child is dead?”Cross-references: Num 20:15

19But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.”

20Then David arose from the earth, and washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into Yahweh’s house, and worshiped. Then he came to his own house; and when he requested, they set bread before him and he ate.Cross-references: Ruth 3:3 · 2Sam 6:17 · 2Sam 7:18 · Job 1:20 · Job 2:10 · Ps 39:9 · +3 more

21Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread.”Cross-references: 1Cor 2:15

22He said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether Yahweh will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’Cross-references: Isa 38:1 · Isa 38:5 · Joel 1:14 · Joel 2:14 · Amos 5:15 · Jonah 1:6 · +2 more

23But now 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.”Cross-references: Gen 37:35 · Job 7:8 · Job 30:23 · Luke 23:43

24David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh loved him;Cross-references: 2Sam 7:12 · 1Chr 3:5 · 1Chr 22:9 · 1Chr 28:5 · 1Chr 29:1 · Matt 1:6

25and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh’s sake.Cross-references: 2Sam 7:4 · 2Sam 12:1 · 1Ki 1:11 · 1Ki 1:23 · Neh 13:26 · Matt 3:17 · +1 more

26Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.Cross-references: Deut 3:11 · 2Sam 11:25 · 1Chr 20:1

27Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah. Yes, I have taken the city of waters.Cross-references: Deut 3:11 · 2Sam 11:1 · Ezek 21:20

28Now 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 by my name.”Cross-references: John 7:18

29David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it.

30He took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David’s head. He brought a great quantity of plunder out of the city.Cross-references: 1Chr 20:2

31He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work under saws, under iron picks, under axes of iron, and made them go to the brick kiln; and he did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.Cross-references: 2Sam 8:2 · 1Chr 20:3 · Ps 21:8 · Amos 1:3