1And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.stylusPsalms 51:1, Psalms 51:19, 1 Kings 20:35, 1 Kings 20:41, Psalms 51:12The rich man had exceeding many sheep and oxen.stylusJob 1:3, 2 Samuel 3:2, 2 Samuel 3:5, 2 Samuel 12:8, 2 Samuel 15:163But the poor man had nothing at all but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up, and which had grown up in his house together with his children, eating of his bread, and drinking of his cup, and sleeping in his bosom: and it was unto him as a daughter.stylus2 Samuel 11:3, Micah 7:5, 2 Samuel 11:3, Micah 7:5, Deuteronomy 13:64And when a certain stranger was come to the rich man, he spared to take of his own sheep and oxen, to make a feast for that stranger, who was come to him, but took the poor man's ewe, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.stylusJames 1:14, James 1:14, 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 11:4, 2 Samuel 11:35And David's anger being exceedingly kindled against that man, he said to Nathan: As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this is a child of death.stylusLuke 6:41, Luke 6:42, Luke 6:41, Luke 6:42, Genesis 38:246He shall restore the ewe fourfold, because he did this thing, and had no pity.stylusExodus 22:1, Exodus 22:1, Proverbs 6:31, Luke 19:8, Proverbs 6:317And Nathan said to David: Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul,stylusMatthew 14:14, Matthew 14:14, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:13, 2 Samuel 22:18And gave thee thy master's house and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and Juda: and if these things be little, I shall add far greater things unto thee.stylusPsalms 84:11, Psalms 84:11, Romans 8:32, 2 Samuel 9:7, Romans 8:329Why therefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in my sight? Thou hast killed Urias the Hethite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.stylus1 Samuel 15:19, 1 Samuel 15:19, Jeremiah 18:10, Amos 2:4, Psalms 139:110Therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urias the Hethite to be thy wife.stylusRomans 2:4, 2 Samuel 18:14, 2 Samuel 18:15, Matthew 26:52, Romans 2:411Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes and give them to thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.stylus2 Samuel 16:21, 2 Samuel 16:22, 2 Samuel 16:21, 2 Samuel 16:22, Deuteronomy 28:3012For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and in the sight of the sun.stylus2 Samuel 16:22, 2 Samuel 16:22, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Luke 12:1, Luke 12:213And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die.stylusPsalms 51:4, 2 Samuel 24:10, Proverbs 28:13, Psalms 51:4, 2 Samuel 24:1014Nevertheless, because thou hast given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, for this thing, the child that is born to thee, shall surely die.stylusRomans 2:24, Romans 2:24, Isaiah 52:5, Isaiah 52:5, Hebrews 12:615And Nathan returned to his house. The Lord also struck the child which the wife of Urias had borne to David, and his life was despaired of.stylus1 Samuel 25:38, 1 Samuel 25:38, Psalms 104:29, Psalms 104:29, 1 Samuel 26:1016And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground.stylus2 Samuel 13:31, 2 Samuel 13:31, Acts 9:9, Acts 9:9, 2 Samuel 12:2217And the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them.stylus2 Samuel 3:35, 2 Samuel 3:35, 1 Samuel 28:23, 1 Samuel 28:2318And 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 when the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice: how much more will he afflict himself if we tell him that the child is dead?stylusNumbers 20:15, Numbers 20:1519But when David saw his servants whispering, he understood that the child was dead: and he said to his servants: Is the child dead? They answered him He is dead.stylus20Then David arose from the ground, and washed and anointed himself: and when he had changed his apparel, he went into the house of the Lord: and worshipped, and then he came into his own house, and he called for bread, and ate.stylusJob 1:20, Job 1:20, Ruth 3:3, Ruth 3:3, Lamentations 3:3921And his servants said to 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 up, and eat bread.stylus1 Corinthians 2:15, 1 Corinthians 2:1522And he said: While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept for him: for I said: Who knoweth whether the Lord may not give him to me, and the child may live?stylusIsaiah 38:5, Isaiah 38:1, Isaiah 38:3, Isaiah 38:5, Isaiah 38:123But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Shall I be able to bring him back any more? I shall go to him rather: but he shall not return to me.stylusGenesis 37:35, Genesis 37:35, Job 30:23, Luke 23:43, Job 30:2324And David comforted Bethsabee his wife, and went in unto her, and slept with her: and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon, and the Lord loved him.stylusMatthew 1:6, Matthew 1:6, 1 Chronicles 28:5, 1 Chronicles 28:6, 1 Chronicles 28:525And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Amiable to the Lord, because the Lord loved him.stylus2 Samuel 7:4, Nehemiah 13:26, 2 Samuel 7:4, Nehemiah 13:26, 1 Kings 1:1126And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and laid close siege to the royal city.stylus1 Chronicles 20:1, 1 Chronicles 20:3, 1 Chronicles 20:1, 1 Chronicles 20:3, Deuteronomy 3:1127And Joab sent messengers to David, saying: I have fought against Rabbath, and the city of waters is about to be taken.stylus2 Samuel 11:1, Deuteronomy 3:11, Ezekiel 21:20, 2 Samuel 11:1, Deuteronomy 3:1128Now therefore gather thou the rest of the people together, and besiege the city and take it: lest when the city shall be wasted by me, the victory be ascribed to my name.stylusJohn 7:18, John 7:1829Then David gathered all the people together, and went out against Rabbath: and after fighting, he took it.stylus30And he took the crown of their king from his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold, set with most precious stones, and it was put upon David's head, and the spoils of the city which were very great he carried away.stylus1 Chronicles 20:2, 1 Chronicles 20:231And bringing forth the people thereof he sawed them, and drove over them chariots armed with iron: and divided them with knives, and made them pass through brickkilns: so did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon: and David returned, with all the army to Jerusalem.stylus1 Chronicles 20:3, 1 Chronicles 20:3, 2 Samuel 8:2, Psalms 21:8, Psalms 21:9
