Book 09 : NEVIIM - II SAMUEL - Chapter 012
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And HaShem sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him,
and said unto him: 'There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other
poor
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The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds
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but the poor man had nothing save one little ewe lamb,
which he had bought and reared; and it grew up together with him, and with his
children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his
bosom, and was unto him as a daughter
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And there came a traveller 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 the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man
that was come to him.
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And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and
he said to Nathan: 'As HaShem liveth, the man that hath done this deserveth to
die
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and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this
thing, and because he had no pity.
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And Nathan said to David: 'Thou art the man. Thus saith
HaShem, the G-d of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered
thee out of the hand of Saul
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and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives
into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that were
too little, then would I add unto thee so much more
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Wherefore hast thou despised the word of HaShem, to do that
which is evil in My sight? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten with the sword,
and his wife thou hast taken to be thy wife, and him thou hast slain with the
sword of the children of Ammon
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Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from thy
house; because thou hast despised Me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the
Hittite to be thy wife
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Thus saith HaShem: Behold, I will raise up evil against
thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and
give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of
this sun
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For thou didst it secretly; but I will do this thing
before all Israel, and before the sun.
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And David said unto Nathan: 'I have sinned against HaShem.'
And Nathan said unto David: 'The HaShem also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt
not die
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Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast greatly blasphemed
the enemies of HaShem, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
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And Nathan departed unto his house. And HaShem struck the
child that Uriah's wife bore unto David, and it was very sick
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David therefore besought G-d for the child; and David
fasted, and as often as he went in, he lay all night upon the earth
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And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him,
to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, neither did he eat bread with
them
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And 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, while the child was yet alive, we spoke unto him, and he
hearkened not unto our voice; how then shall we tell him that the child is dead,
so that he do himself some harm?
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But when David saw that his servants whispered together,
David perceived that the child was dead; and David said unto his servants: 'Is
the child dead?' And they said: 'He is dead.
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Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed
himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of HaShem, and
worshipped; then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread
before him, and he did eat
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Then said his servants unto 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 and eat bread.
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And he said: 'While the child was yet alive, I fasted and
wept; for I said: Who knoweth whether HaShem will not be gracious to me, that
the child may live
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But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring
him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.
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And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto
her, and lay with her; and she bore a son, and called his name Solomon. And
HaShem loved him
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and He sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he
called his name Jedidiah, for HaShem'S sake
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Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon,
and took the royal city
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And Joab sent messengers to David, and said: 'I have
fought against Rabbah, yea, I have taken the city of waters
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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 name.
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And David gathered all the people together, and went to
Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it
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And he took the crown of Malcam from off his head; and the
weight thereof was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was
set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much
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And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put
them 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. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem
Book 09 : NEVIIM - II SAMUEL - Chapter 012
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