1So then Yahweh sent Nathan the prophet unto David,—who therefore came unto him and said to him—Two men, there were in a certain 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 flocks and herds exceeding many;stylusJob 1:3, 2 Samuel 3:2, 2 Samuel 3:5, 2 Samuel 12:8, 2 Samuel 15:163whereas the, poor, man had, nothing,—save one little lamb, which he had made his own, and sustained, and it had grown up with him and with his children, all together,—of his own morsel, used it to eat, and, out of his own cup, used it to drink, and, in his own bosom, used it to lie, and it was to him, as a daughter.stylus2 Samuel 11:3, Micah 7:5, 2 Samuel 11:3, Micah 7:5, Deuteronomy 13:64Now there came a traveller to the rich man, but he thought it a pity to take of his own flock, or his own herd, to make ready for the wayfarer who had come to him,—so he took the lamb of his poor neighbour, and made ready for the man who had come to him.stylusJames 1:14, James 1:14, 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 11:4, 2 Samuel 11:35Then was kindled the anger of David against the man, fiercely,—and he said unto Nathan, By the life of Yahweh, doomed to death, is the man that hath done this;stylusLuke 6:41, Luke 6:42, Luke 6:41, Luke 6:42, Genesis 38:246and, the lamb, shall he pay back sevenfold,—because he did this thing, and, for that he had no pity.stylusExodus 22:1, Exodus 22:1, Proverbs 6:31, Luke 19:8, Proverbs 6:317Then said Nathan unto David: Thou, art the man! Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel—I, anointed thee to be king over Israel, and, I, delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;stylusMatthew 14:14, Matthew 14:14, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:13, 2 Samuel 22:18and gave unto thee the household of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord, into thy bosom, and gave unto thee the house of Israel and Judah. And, if this had been too little, I could have further given thee more and more of such things.stylusPsalms 84:11, Psalms 84:11, Romans 8:32, 2 Samuel 9:7, Romans 8:329Wherefore, hast thou despised the word of Yahweh, by doing that which is wicked in mine eyes? Uriah the Hittite, hast thou smitten with the sword, and, his wife, hast thou taken to thyself to wife, yea, him, hast thou slain with the sword of the sons of Ammon!stylus1 Samuel 15:19, 1 Samuel 15:19, Jeremiah 18:10, Amos 2:4, Psalms 139:110Now, therefore, the sword shall not depart from thy house, unto age-abiding times,—because thou hast despised me, and taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.stylusRomans 2:4, 2 Samuel 18:14, 2 Samuel 18:15, Matthew 26:52, Romans 2:411Thus, saith Yahweh,—Behold me! raising up over thee calamity out of thine own household, and I will take thy wives, before thine eyes, and give unto thy neighbour, and he will lie with thy wives, in the eyes 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, in secret,—but, I, will do this thing, before all Israel, and before the sun.stylus2 Samuel 16:22, 2 Samuel 16:22, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Luke 12:1, Luke 12:213And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Yahweh. Then said Nathan unto David,—Yahweh also, hath put 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 greatly blasphemed Yahweh, by this thing, the very son that is born to thee, shall, die.stylusRomans 2:24, Romans 2:24, Isaiah 52:5, Isaiah 52:5, Hebrews 12:615And Nathan departed unto his own house,—and Yahweh struck the child that the wife of Uriah had borne unto David, and it fell sick.stylus1 Samuel 25:38, 1 Samuel 25:38, Psalms 104:29, Psalms 104:29, 1 Samuel 26:1016David therefore earnestly sought God in behalf of the boy,—and David kept a fast, and used to go in and pass the night, and lie upon the ground.stylus2 Samuel 13:31, 2 Samuel 13:31, Acts 9:9, Acts 9:9, 2 Samuel 12:2217And the elders of his house stood up over him, to raise him from the ground,—but he would not, neither would he eat food 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,—but the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead, for said they—Lo! while the child was living, we spake unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice, how then can we say unto him, The child is dead, and so he do [himself] harm?stylusNumbers 20:15, Numbers 20:1519But, when David saw that his servants were whispering among themselves, then understood David that the child was dead,—and David said unto his servants—Is the child, dead? And they answered—Dead!stylus20Then David arose from the ground, and bathed and anointed, and changed his apparel, and, entering into the house of Yahweh, bowed himself down,—then came he into his own house, and asked, and they set before him food, and he did eat.stylusJob 1:20, Job 1:20, Ruth 3:3, Ruth 3:3, Lamentations 3:3921Then said his servants unto him, What is this thing that thou hast done? For the child’s sake, while living, thou didst fast and weep, but, as soon as the child was dead, thou didst arise and eat food.stylus1 Corinthians 2:15, 1 Corinthians 2:1522And he said,—While yet the child lived, I fasted, and wept,—for I said—Who knoweth whether Yahweh may not grant me favour, and the child live?stylusIsaiah 38:5, Isaiah 38:1, Isaiah 38:3, Isaiah 38:5, Isaiah 38:123But, now, that he is dead, wherefore should I go on fasting? can I bring him back again? I am going unto him, but, he, will not come back unto me.stylusGenesis 37:35, Genesis 37:35, Job 30:23, Luke 23:43, Job 30:2324And David consoled Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her,—and she bare a son, and called his name, Solomon, and Yahweh 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 Jedidiah [="Beloved of Yah"], for Yahweh’s sake.stylus2 Samuel 7:4, Nehemiah 13:26, 2 Samuel 7:4, Nehemiah 13:26, 1 Kings 1:1126And Joab fought against Rabbah, of the sons of Ammon,—and captured the royal city.stylus1 Chronicles 20:1, 1 Chronicles 20:3, 1 Chronicles 20:1, 1 Chronicles 20:3, Deuteronomy 3:1127Then Joab sent messengers unto David,—and said—I have fought against Rabbah, I have also captured the city of the waters.stylus2 Samuel 11:1, Deuteronomy 3:11, Ezekiel 21:20, 2 Samuel 11:1, Deuteronomy 3:1128Now, therefore, gather thou together the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and capture it,—lest, I, capture the city, and it be called by my name.stylusJohn 7:18, John 7:1829So David gathered together all the people, and went to Rabbah,—and fought against it, and captured it.stylus30Then took he the crown of Milcom from off his head, the weight thereof, being a talent of gold, with the precious stones, and it remained on the head of David,—the spoil of the city also, brought he forth in great abundance;stylus1 Chronicles 20:2, 1 Chronicles 20:231the people also that were therein, brought he forth, and put them to the saw, and to threshing sledges of iron, and to axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln, and thus used he to do unto all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.stylus1 Chronicles 20:3, 1 Chronicles 20:3, 2 Samuel 8:2, Psalms 21:8, Psalms 21:9
