5.
God's punishing condemnation
12:1-15
2 Sam. 12
:1
12:1
Then Jehovah sent
aNathan to David. And he went to him and said to him, Two men lived in a city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Sam. 12
:2
12:2
The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
2 Sam. 12
:3
12:3
But the poor man had nothing but one small ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he nourished it, and it grew up together with him and his children; it ate of the morsels of his food and drank out of his own cup and lay on his bosom; indeed it was like a daughter to him.
2 Sam. 12
:4
12:4
And there came a traveler to the rich man. But
1the rich man refused to take
something from his own flock and herd to dress for the wayfarer who had come to him; but he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and dressed it for the man who had come to him.
2 Sam. 12
:5
12:5
And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man. And he said to Nathan, As Jehovah lives, the man who has done this is worthy of death;
2 Sam. 12
:6
12:6
And he shall restore the ewe lamb
afourfold because he has done this thing and because he had no pity.
2 Sam. 12
:7
12:7
Then Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus says Jehovah the God of Israel, I
aanointed you king over Israel, and I
bdelivered you from the hand of Saul;
2 Sam. 12
:8
12:8
And I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your bosom, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah; and if this were too little, I would have added to you such and such things.
2 Sam. 12
:9
12:9
Why have you despised the word of Jehovah by doing what is evil in His sight? You have
astruck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife as your
bwife and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
2 Sam. 12
:10
12:10
Now therefore the
1asword will not depart from your house forever because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
2 Sam. 12
:11
12:11
Thus says Jehovah, I will now raise up trouble against you from within your house; and I will take your
awives before your eyes and will give
them to your companion, and he will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
2 Sam. 12
:12
12:12
For you did
this secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and
even before the sun.
2 Sam. 12
:13
12:13
And David said to Nathan, I have
asinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah has also put away your
bsin; you will not die.
2 Sam. 12
:14
12:14
Nevertheless, because you have given the enemies of Jehovah much occasion to
ablaspheme Him because of this thing, the son who is born to you shall also surely die.
6.
God's punishing judgment on David
12:15—20:26
a.
The death of the child born of Uriah's wife
12:15-23
2 Sam. 12
:15
12:15
Then Nathan went to his house. And Jehovah struck the child whom Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he was very sick.
2 Sam. 12
:16
12:16
And David besought God for the child; and David fasted and went in and spent all night lying on the ground.
2 Sam. 12
:17
12:17
And the elders of his house stood over him to raise him from the ground; but he did not want to, nor would he eat food with them.
2 Sam. 12
:18
12:18
And on the seventh day the child died. And David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, While the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he did not listen to our voice; how then can we tell him that the child is dead? He will do
himself some harm.
2 Sam. 12
:19
12:19
And David saw that his servants were whispering, and David perceived that the child was dead. And David said to his servants, Is the child dead? And they said,
He is dead.
2 Sam. 12
:20
12:20
Then David rose up from the ground and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went to the house of Jehovah and worshipped. Then he went to his house; and when he requested
it, they set food before him, and he ate.
2 Sam. 12
:21
12:21
And his servants said to him, What is this thing that you have done? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept; but as soon as the child died, you rose up and ate bread.
2 Sam. 12
:22
12:22
And he said, While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I thought, Who knows? Jehovah may be gracious to me, and the child may live.
2 Sam. 12
:23
12:23
But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will
ago to him, but he will
bnot come back to me.
b.
The birth of Solomon
12:24-25
2 Sam. 12
:24
12:24
And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife and went in unto her and lay with her. And she bore a son, and he called his name
1aSolomon. And Jehovah loved him;
2 Sam. 12
:25
12:25
And He sent
word through Nathan the prophet and called his name
1Jedidiah for Jehovah’s sake.
c.
David's conquest over the children of Ammon
12:26-31
2 Sam. 12
:26
12:26
aNow Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon and took the royal city.
2 Sam. 12
:27
12:27
And Joab sent messengers to David and said, I have fought against Rabbah; indeed I have taken the city of water.
2 Sam. 12
:28
12:28
Now therefore gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and take it; otherwise I myself will take the city, and it will be called by my name.
2 Sam. 12
:29
12:29
So David gathered all the people and went to Rabbah and fought against it and took it.
2 Sam. 12
:30
12:30
And he took the crown of their king from off his head. And the weight of it was a talent of gold, and
it had precious stones; and it was
put upon David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, a very great amount.
2 Sam. 12
:31
12:31
And he brought out the people who were in it and set them under saws and iron cutting tools and iron axes and made them pass through the brick kilns; and thus did he do to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
