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2 Samuel 12 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh 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.
[2] The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
[3] but 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.
[4] A 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.”
[5] David’s anger burned hot against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to die!
[6] He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and because he had no pity!”
[7] Nathan 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.
[8] I 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.
[9] Why 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.
[10] Now 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.’
[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.
[12] For you did this secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.’ ”
[13] David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.
[14] However, 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.”
[15] Then Nathan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he was very sick.
[16] David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.
[17] The 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.
[18] On 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?”
[19] But 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.”
[20] Then 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.
[21] Then 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.”
[22] He 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?’
[23] But 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.”
[24] David 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;
[25] and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh’s sake.
[26] Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
[27] Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah. Yes, I have taken the city of waters.
[28] 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 by my name.”
[29] David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it.
[30] He 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.
[31] He 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.

2 Samuel 12:25 “Jedidiah” means “loved by Yahweh”.
2 Samuel 12:30 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Samuel 12 (KJVS)

[1] And the Lord 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. ()
[2] The rich [man] had exceeding many () flocks and herds:
[3] But the poor () [man] had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought () and nourished up: () and it grew up () together with him, and with his children; it did eat () of his own meat, and drank () of his own cup, and lay () in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
[4] 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.
[5] And David’s anger was greatly kindled () against the man; and he said () to Nathan, [As] the Lord liveth, the man that hath done () this [thing] shall surely die:
[6] And he shall restore () the lamb fourfold, because he did () this thing, and because he had no pity. ()
[7] And Nathan said () to David, Thou [art] the man. Thus saith () the Lord God of Israel, I anointed () thee king over Israel, and I delivered () thee out of the hand of Saul;
[8] 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 had been] too little, I would moreover have given () unto thee such and such things.
[9] Wherefore hast thou despised () the commandment of the Lord, to do () evil in his sight? thou hast killed () Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken () his wife [to be] thy wife, and hast slain () him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
[10] Now therefore the sword shall never depart () from thine house; because thou hast despised () me, and hast taken () the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
[11] Thus saith () the Lord, 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.
[12] For thou didst () [it] secretly: but I will do () this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
[13] And David said () unto Nathan, I have sinned () against the Lord. And Nathan said () unto David, The Lord also hath put away () thy sin; thou shalt not die. ()
[14] Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion () to the enemies () of the Lord to blaspheme, () the child also [that is] born unto thee shall surely () die. ()
[15] And Nathan departed () unto his house. And the Lord struck () the child that Uriah’s wife bare () unto David, and it was very sick. ()
[16] David therefore besought () God for the child; and David fasted, () and went in, () and lay () all night () upon the earth.
[17] And the elders of his house arose, () [and went] to him, to raise him up () from the earth: but he would () not, neither did he eat () bread with them.
[18] 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 spake () unto him, and he would not hearken () unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, () if we tell () him that the child is dead? ()
[19] But when David saw () that his servants whispered, () David perceived () that the child was dead: () therefore David said () unto his servants, Is the child dead? () And they said, () He is dead. ()
[20] Then David arose () from the earth, and washed, () and anointed () [himself], and changed () his apparel, and came () into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: () then he came () to his own house; and when he required, () they set () bread before him, and he did eat. ()
[21] 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.
[22] And he said, () While the child was yet alive, I fasted () and wept: () for I said, () Who can tell () [whether] God will be gracious () () () to me, that the child may live?
[23] But now he is dead, () wherefore should I fast? () can () I bring him back again? () I shall go () to him, but he shall not return () to me.
[24] And David comforted () Bathsheba his wife, and went in () unto her, and lay () with her: and she bare () a son, and he called () his name Solomon: and the Lord loved () him.
[25] And he sent () by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called () his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
[26] And Joab fought () against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took () the royal city.
[27] And Joab sent () messengers to David, and said, () I have fought () against Rabbah, and have taken () the city of waters.
[28] 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.
[29] And David gathered all the people together, () and went () to Rabbah, and fought () against it, and took () it.
[30] And he took () their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof [was] a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was [set] on David’s head. And he brought forth () the spoil of the city in great abundance. ()
[31] 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. So David and all the people returned () unto Jerusalem.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Samuel 12 (BYZ)

[1] και απεστειλεν κυριος τον ναθαν τον προφητην προς δαυιδ και εισηλθεν προς αυτον και ειπεν αυτω δυο ησαν ανδρες εν πολει μια εις πλουσιος και εις πενης
[2] και τω πλουσιω ην ποιμνια και βουκολια πολλα σφοδρα
[3] και τω πενητι ουδεν αλλ η αμνας μια μικρα ην εκτησατο και περιεποιησατο και εξεθρεψεν αυτην και ηδρυνθη μετ αυτου και μετα των υιων αυτου επι το αυτο εκ του αρτου αυτου ησθιεν και εκ του ποτηριου αυτου επινεν και εν τω κολπω αυτου εκαθευδεν και ην αυτω ως θυγατηρ
[4] και ηλθεν παροδος τω ανδρι τω πλουσιω και εφεισατο λαβειν εκ των ποιμνιων αυτου και εκ των βουκολιων αυτου του ποιησαι τω ξενω οδοιπορω ελθοντι προς αυτον και ελαβεν την αμναδα του πενητος και εποιησεν αυτην τω ανδρι τω ελθοντι προς αυτον
[5] και εθυμωθη οργη δαυιδ σφοδρα τω ανδρι και ειπεν δαυιδ προς ναθαν ζη κυριος οτι υιος θανατου ο ανηρ ο ποιησας τουτο
[6] και την αμναδα αποτεισει επταπλασιονα ανθ ων οτι εποιησεν το ρημα τουτο και περι ου ουκ εφεισατο
[7] και ειπεν ναθαν προς δαυιδ συ ει ο ανηρ ο ποιησας τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ εγω ειμι εχρισα σε εις βασιλεα επι ισραηλ και εγω ειμι ερρυσαμην σε εκ χειρος σαουλ
[8] και εδωκα σοι τον οικον του κυριου σου και τας γυναικας του κυριου σου εν τω κολπω σου και εδωκα σοι τον οικον ισραηλ και ιουδα και ει μικρον εστιν προσθησω σοι κατα ταυτα
[9] τι οτι εφαυλισας τον λογον κυριου του ποιησαι το πονηρον εν οφθαλμοις αυτου τον ουριαν τον χετταιον επαταξας εν ρομφαια και την γυναικα αυτου ελαβες σεαυτω εις γυναικα και αυτον απεκτεινας εν ρομφαια υιων αμμων
[10] και νυν ουκ αποστησεται ρομφαια εκ του οικου σου εως αιωνος ανθ ων οτι εξουδενωσας με και ελαβες την γυναικα του ουριου του χετταιου του ειναι σοι εις γυναικα
[11] ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω εξεγειρω επι σε κακα εκ του οικου σου και λημψομαι τας γυναικας σου κατ οφθαλμους σου και δωσω τω πλησιον σου και κοιμηθησεται μετα των γυναικων σου εναντιον του ηλιου τουτου
[12] οτι συ εποιησας κρυβη καγω ποιησω το ρημα τουτο εναντιον παντος ισραηλ και απεναντι τουτου του ηλιου
[13] και ειπεν δαυιδ τω ναθαν ημαρτηκα τω κυριω και ειπεν ναθαν προς δαυιδ και κυριος παρεβιβασεν το αμαρτημα σου ου μη αποθανης
[14] πλην οτι παροξυνων παρωξυνας τους εχθρους κυριου εν τω ρηματι τουτω και γε ο υιος σου ο τεχθεις σοι θανατω αποθανειται
[15] και απηλθεν ναθαν εις τον οικον αυτου και εθραυσεν κυριος το παιδιον ο ετεκεν η γυνη ουριου τω δαυιδ και ηρρωστησεν
[16] και εζητησεν δαυιδ τον θεον περι του παιδαριου και ενηστευσεν δαυιδ νηστειαν και εισηλθεν και ηυλισθη εν σακκω επι της γης
[17] και ανεστησαν επ αυτον οι πρεσβυτεροι του οικου αυτου του εγειραι αυτον απο της γης και ουκ ηθελησεν και ου συνεφαγεν αυτοις αρτον
[18] και εγενετο εν τη ημερα τη εβδομη και απεθανε το παιδαριον και εφοβηθησαν οι δουλοι δαυιδ αναγγειλαι αυτω οτι τεθνηκεν το παιδαριον οτι ειπαν ιδου εν τω ετι το παιδαριον ζην ελαλησαμεν προς αυτον και ουκ εισηκουσεν της φωνης ημων και πως ειπωμεν προς αυτον οτι τεθνηκεν το παιδαριον και ποιησει κακα
[19] και συνηκεν δαυιδ οτι οι παιδες αυτου ψιθυριζουσιν και ενοησεν δαυιδ οτι τεθνηκεν το παιδαριον και ειπεν δαυιδ προς τους παιδας αυτου ει τεθνηκεν το παιδαριον και ειπαν τεθνηκεν
[20] και ανεστη δαυιδ εκ της γης και ελουσατο και ηλειψατο και ηλλαξεν τα ιματια αυτου και εισηλθεν εις τον οικον του θεου και προσεκυνησεν αυτω και εισηλθεν εις τον οικον αυτου και ητησεν αρτον φαγειν και παρεθηκαν αυτω αρτον και εφαγεν
[21] και ειπαν οι παιδες αυτου προς αυτον τι το ρημα τουτο ο εποιησας ενεκα του παιδαριου ετι ζωντος ενηστευες και εκλαιες και ηγρυπνεις και ηνικα απεθανεν το παιδαριον ανεστης και εφαγες αρτον και πεπωκας
[22] και ειπεν δαυιδ εν τω το παιδαριον ετι ζην ενηστευσα και εκλαυσα οτι ειπα τις οιδεν ει ελεησει με κυριος και ζησεται το παιδαριον
[23] και νυν τεθνηκεν ινα τι τουτο εγω νηστευω μη δυνησομαι επιστρεψαι αυτο ετι εγω πορευσομαι προς αυτον και αυτος ουκ αναστρεψει προς με
[24] και παρεκαλεσεν δαυιδ βηρσαβεε την γυναικα αυτου και εισηλθεν προς αυτην και εκοιμηθη μετ αυτης και συνελαβεν και ετεκεν υιον και εκαλεσεν το ονομα αυτου σαλωμων και κυριος ηγαπησεν αυτον
[25] και απεστειλεν εν χειρι ναθαν του προφητου και εκαλεσεν το ονομα αυτου ιδεδι ενεκεν κυριου
[26] και επολεμησεν ιωαβ εν ραββαθ υιων αμμων και κατελαβεν την πολιν της βασιλειας
[27] και απεστειλεν ιωαβ αγγελους προς δαυιδ και ειπεν επολεμησα εν ραββαθ και κατελαβομην την πολιν των υδατων
[28] και νυν συναγαγε το καταλοιπον του λαου και παρεμβαλε επι την πολιν και προκαταλαβου αυτην ινα μη προκαταλαβωμαι εγω την πολιν και κληθη το ονομα μου επ αυτην
[29] και συνηγαγεν δαυιδ παντα τον λαον και επορευθη εις ραββαθ και επολεμησεν εν αυτη και κατελαβετο αυτην
[30] και ελαβεν τον στεφανον μελχολ του βασιλεως αυτων απο της κεφαλης αυτου και ο σταθμος αυτου ταλαντον χρυσιου και λιθου τιμιου και ην επι της κεφαλης δαυιδ και σκυλα της πολεως εξηνεγκεν πολλα σφοδρα
[31] και τον λαον τον οντα εν αυτη εξηγαγεν και εθηκεν εν τω πριονι και εν τοις τριβολοις τοις σιδηροις και διηγαγεν αυτους δια του πλινθειου και ουτως εποιησεν πασαις ταις πολεσιν υιων αμμων και επεστρεψεν δαυιδ και πας ο λαος εις ιερουσαλημ