1 GLT And Yahweh sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and he said to him,“Two men were in one city— one{ was} rich and one{ was} poor. BSB BSB: Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
2 GLT To the rich man belonged very many sheep and cattle, BSB BSB: The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle,
3 GLT But to the poor man, there was not anything except one little ewe lamb which he had bought. And he kept it alive, and it grew with him and with his sons together. From his scrap it would eat; from his cup it would drink, and in his lap, it would lay down. And it was to him like a daughter. BSB BSB: but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
4 GLT And a traveler came to the rich man, and he spared taking from his flock or from his cattle to prepare for the wanderer who had come to him. And he took the ewe lamb of the poor man, and he prepared it for the man who had come to him.” BSB BSB: Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.”
5 GLT And the nose of David grew very hot against the man. And he said to Nathan,“{ By} the life of Yahweh, surely the man who has done that{ is} a son of death! BSB BSB: David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
6 GLT He will restore the ewe lamb fourfold on account that he has done this thing and on account that he did not spare.” BSB BSB: Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
7 GLT And Nathan said to David,“You{ are} the man! Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel:‘I myself anointed you as king over Israel, and I myself delivered you from the hand of Saul. BSB BSB: Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
8 GLT And I gave to you the house of your lord and the wives of your lord in your lap, and I gave to you the house of Israel and Judah. But if{ this is} little, let me add to you like them and like them. BSB BSB: I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.
9 GLT Why have you despised the Word of Yahweh by doing that which is evil in my eyes? You struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and his wife you took for yourself as a wife. But him you have killed with the sword of the sons of Ammon. BSB BSB: Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
10 GLT And now, the sword will not turn away from your house until forever on account that you despised me, and you have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to become a wife for you.’ BSB BSB: Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’
11 GLT Thus says Yahweh:‘Look at me raising up against you a disaster from your house. And I will take your wives to your eyes, and I will give{ them} to your companions. And he will lay down with your wives to the eyes of this sun. BSB BSB: This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.
12 GLT For you yourself have done in secret, but I myself will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.’” BSB BSB: You have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”
13 GLT And David said to Nathan,“I have sinned against Yahweh.” And Nathan said to David,“Yahweh has even allowed your sin to pass; you will not die. BSB BSB: Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.
14 GLT Nevertheless, because you have utterly disrespected the enemies of Yahweh with this thing, the son who was born to you will also surely die.” BSB BSB: Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
15 GLT And Nathan went to his home. And Yahweh afflicted the child whom the wife of Uriah had born to David, and he became sick. BSB BSB: After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
16 GLT And David sought God for the sake of the boy. And David fasted a fast, and he came, and he spent the night, and he laid down on the ground. BSB BSB: David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
17 GLT And the elders of his house got up beside him to get him up from the ground, but he was not wiling, nor would he eat bread with them. BSB BSB: The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.
18 GLT And it happened on the seventh day, and the child died, and the servants of David were afraid to inform him that the child died, for they said,‘Look, while the child was living, we spoke to him, but he did not listen to our voice. And how will we say to him,‘The child died?’ And he will do harm.” BSB BSB: On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even harm himself.”
19 GLT And David saw that his servants were whispering together, and David discerned that the child died. And David said to his servants,“Did the child die?” And they said,“He died.” BSB BSB: When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he perceived that the child was dead. So he asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” “He is dead,” they replied.
20 GLT And David got up from the ground, and he washed, and he anointed, and he changed his clothes, and he entered the house of Yahweh, and he prostrated himself. And he came to his house, and he asked, and they put out bread for him, and he ate. BSB BSB: Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.
21 GLT And his servants said to him,“What{ is} this thing that you have done? For the sake of the living child you fasted, and you wept, but just as the child dies, you get up, and you eat bread.” BSB BSB: “What is this you have done?” his servants asked. “While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but when he died, you got up and ate.”
22 GLT And he said,“When yet the child{ was} alive, I fasted, and I wept, because I said,‘Who knows? Yahweh may be gracious to me, so that the child lives.’ BSB BSB: David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’
23 GLT But now, he is dead. Why{ is} this{ that} I should fast? Am I able to bring him back again? I am going to him, but he— he will not return to me.” BSB BSB: But now that 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 GLT And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and he came to her, and he laid down with her. And she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. And Yahweh loved him. BSB BSB: Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
25 GLT And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he called his name Jedidiah for the sake of Yahweh. BSB BSB: and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
26 GLT And Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. And he overthrew the city of the kingdom. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
27 GLT And Joab sent messengers to David, and he said,“I have fought against Rabbah. Also, I have overthrown the city of the waters. BSB BSB: Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.
28 GLT And now, gather the remainder of the people and lay siege to the city and overthrow it, lest I take the city myself and my name is called to it. BSB BSB: Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.”
29 GLT And David gathered all the people, and he went to Rabbah. And he fought against it, and he overthrew it. BSB BSB: So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it.
30 GLT And David took the crown of their king from his head(and its weight{ was} a talent of gold and a precious stone), and it was on the head of David. And the plunder of the city he brought out— very much. BSB BSB: Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
31 GLT But the people who{ were} in it, he brought out, and he set{ them} with the saw and with picks of iron and with axes of iron, and he made them pass through at the brick kiln. And thus he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned{ to} Jerusalem. BSB BSB: David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
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