These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
2 Samuel 12
Tanakh 31 verses
- 1 And sent Nathan unto . 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 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 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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- 7 And Nathan said to : ‘Thou art the man. Thus saith , the of : I anointed thee over , and I delivered thee out of the hand of ;
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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 and of ; and if that were too little, then would I add unto thee so much more.
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- 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the of , 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.
- 10 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.
- 11 Thus saith : 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 , and before the sun.’
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And said unto Nathan: ‘I have sinned against .’ And Nathan said unto : ‘The also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
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2 Samuel 24:10 Proverbs 28:13 Leviticus 20:10 Micah 7:18-19 Psalm 32:1-5 1 Samuel 15:30 Psalm 51:4 Zechariah 3:4 Luke 15:21 Matthew 14:10 Isaiah 43:24 Romans 8:33-34 1 Samuel 15:20 Revelation 1:5 Hebrews 9:26 Isaiah 38:17 Job 7:20-21 2 Chronicles 25:16 Lamentations 3:32 Isaiah 44:22 Psalm 130:3-4 Numbers 35:31-33 1 Samuel 15:24-25 Psalm 51:16 1 Kings 13:4 Acts 2:37 Matthew 14:3-5 Leviticus 24:17 1 Kings 22:8 Job 33:27 2 Chronicles 16:10 Acts 13:38-39 1 John 1:7 Proverbs 25:12 Isaiah 6:5-7 2 Chronicles 24:20-22 2 Kings 1:9 1 Kings 21:20 - 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast greatly blasphemed the enemies of , the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.’
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And Nathan departed unto his house. And struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore unto , and it was very sick.
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- 16 therefore besought for the child; and 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 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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- 19 But when saw that his servants whispered together, perceived that the child was dead; and said unto his servants: ‘Is the child dead?’ And they said: ‘He is dead.’
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Then arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of , 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 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 comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her; and she bore a son, and called his . And loved him;
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and He sent by the hand of Nathan the , and he called his Jedidiah, for Yahweh’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 , 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 .’
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- 29 And gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
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And he took the of Malcam from off his head; and the weight thereof was a 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 and all the people returned unto .
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