121 Then the Lord sent Nathan to David . And he came to him and said , "There were two men in one city , the one rich and the other poor . 2 "The rich man had a great many flocks and herds . 3 "But the poor man had nothing e except e one little ewe lamb Which he bought and nourished ; And it grew up together with him and his children . It would eat of his bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom , And was like a daughter to him. 4 "Now a traveler came to the rich man , And he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd , To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him; Rather he took the poor man's ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him." 5 Then David's anger burned greatly against the man , and he said to Nathan , "As the Lord lives , surely the man who has done this deserves to die . 6 "He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold , because e he did this thing and had no compassion ." 7 Nathan then said to David , " You are the man ! Thus says the Lord God of Israel , ' It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul . 8 'I also gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your care , and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah ; and if that had been too little , I would have added to you many more things like these ! 9 'Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight ? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword , have taken his wife to be your wife , and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon . 10 'Now therefore, the sword shall never e e depart from your house , because e you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife .' 11 "Thus says the Lord , 'Behold , I will raise up evil against you from your own household ; I will even take your wives before your eyes and give them to your companion , and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight e . 12 'Indeed you did it secretly , but I will do this thing before all Israel , and under the sun .' " 13 Then David said to Nathan , " I have sinned against the Lord ." And Nathan said to David , "The Lord also has taken away your sin ; you shall not die . 14 "However , because by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme , the child also that is born to you shall surely die ."
15 So Nathan went to his house . 16 David therefore inquired of God for the child ; and David fasted e and went and lay all night on the ground . 17 The elders of his household stood beside him in order to raise him up from the ground , but he was unwilling e and would not eat food with them. 18 Then it happened on the seventh day that the child died . And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead , for they said , "Behold , while the child was still alive , we spoke to him and he did not listen to our voice . How then can we tell him that the child is dead , since he might do himself harm !" 19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead ; so David said to his servants , "Is the child dead ?" And they said , "He is dead ." 20 So David arose from the ground , washed , anointed himself, and changed his clothes ; and he came into the house of the Lord and worshiped . Then he came to his own house , and when he requested , they set food before him and he ate . 21 Then his servants said to him, "What is this thing that you have done ? While the child was alive , you fasted and wept ; but when the child died , you arose and ate food ." 22 He said , "While the child was still alive , I fasted and wept ; for I said , ' Who knows , the Lord may be gracious to me, that the child may live .' 23 "But now he has died ; why should I fast ? Can I bring him back again ? I will go to him, but he will not return to me." 24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba , and went in to her and lay with her; and she gave birth to a son , and he named e him Solomon . Now the Lord loved him 25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet , and he named e him Jedidiah for the Lord'S sake .
26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and captured the royal city . 27 Joab sent messengers to David and said , "I have fought against Rabbah , I have even captured the city of waters . 28 "Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together and camp against the city and capture it, or I will capture the city myself and it will be named e after me." 29 So David gathered all the people and went to Rabbah , fought against it and captured it. 30 Then he took the crown of their king from his head ; and its weight was a talent of gold , and in it was a precious stone ; and it was placed on David's head . And he brought out the spoil of the city in great amounts . 31 He also brought out the people who were in it, and set them under saws , sharp iron instruments , and iron axes , and made them pass through the brickkiln . And thus he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon . Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem .
