David’s Consequence for Killing Uriah |
2 Samuel 12:1-31 The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks] |
The Lord sent Nathan, [the prophet,] to David & he came to [David] & said to him, There were 2 men in 1 city; the 1 [was] rich, & the other [was] poor. |
The rich man had [exceedingly large] flocks & herds. But the poor man had nothing, [except] [for] 1 little [female] lamb, [that] he had bought up, & nourished [it.] And it grew up together with: him & his children. |
It [ate from] his own meat, [a.k.a. food,] & drank [from] his own cup, & [slept] in his [arms,] & was [like] a daughter to him. A traveler came there to the rich man, & he [refused] to take [a lamb] [from] his own: flock & herd, to [prepare] for the [traveling man who had] come to him. |
[Instead,] [he] took the poor man’s lamb, & [prepared] it for the man [who had] come to him. |
And David’s anger [grew strong] against the man; & he said to Nathan, As the Lord [Lives,] the man [who has] done this thing shall surely die, & he shall restore the lamb 4 [times over,] because he: did this & had no pity. |
And Nathan said to David, You [are] the man. The Lord God of Israel [says this,] I anointed you king over Israel, & I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. And I gave you, your master’s house, & [his] wives into your [arms,] & gave you the house of: Israel & Judah. |
And if that had been too little [for you,] I [would’ve also] given to you [these oher] things. [Why have] you despised the commandment of the Lord, to do [this] evil in His sight? |
[2 Samuel 11:2-3 And David sent, & [inquired about] the woman. And [someone] said, Isn’t this BathSheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah, the Hittite? And David sent messengers & took her to him & he [was intimate] with her; for she was purified from her [monthly] uncleanness & she returned to her house.] |
You [have] killed Uriah, the Hittite, with the sword, & [have] taken his wife to be your wife, & have [killed] him [by] the sword of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Ammon. [2 Samuel 11:15 And he wrote in the letter saying, [Put] Uriah in the front of the hottest battle, & [withdraw] from him, [so] he may be struck down, & die.] |
Therefore, now the sword shall never [leave] from your house, because you [have] despised Me & [have] taken the wife of Uriah, the Hittite to be your wife. The Lord [says this, Watch,] I will raise up [calamity] against you out of your own house, [a.k.a. family.] |
And I will take your wives before your eyes, & give them to your [neighbor,] & he shall lie with your wives in [broad daylight.] For you [did] it secretly, but I will do this thing [in front of] all Israel, & [in front of] the sun. And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. |
And Nathan said to David, The Lord [has] also put away your sin; & you [shall] not die. [However,] because you [have] given [many reasons for] the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, [a.k.a. disrespect the Lord God,] also, the child that is [to be] born to you, shall surely die. |
And Nathan [returned] to his house. And the Lord struck the child, that Uriah’s wife [bore] to David, & it was very sick. Therefore, David [pleaded] [with] God for the child. David fasted, & went in, & lay all night on the [ground.] |
And the elders of his house arose, & went to him to [get] him up from the [ground,] but he wouldn’t [get up,] & neither did he eat bread with them. It [happened] on the 7th day, that the child died. |
And [David’s] servants [were afraid] to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, [See,] while the child was [still] alive, [David] wouldn’t [listen] to our voice [when] we [spoke] to him. |
Then, will he [harm] himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? But when David saw that his servants whispered, [he realized] that the child was dead. Therefore, David said to his servants, Is the child dead? They said, He is dead. |
Then, David [got up] from the [ground,] & washed, anointed himself, & changed his [clothes,] & came into the house of the Lord, & worshiped. Then, [David went] to his own house; & when he [requested,] they set bread [in front of] him & he [ate.] |
Then, his servants [asked David,] What is this thing that you [have] done? You [fasted & cried] for the child, while it was alive, but you [rose up & ate] bread when the child was dead. And [David] said, While the child was [still] alive, I fasted & [cried, because] I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, [so] that the child may live? |
But now, he is dead, [why] should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him [in death,] but he shall not return to me. And David comforted BathSheba, his wife, & [was intimate] with her. |
And she [bore] a son, & [David named him,] Solomon, & the Lord loved him. And [David sent] [word] [at] the hand of Nathan, the prophet; & [David] called his name Jedidiah, [a.k.a. Beloved of the Lord,] because of the Lord. |
And Joab fought against Rabbah [from] the [Ammonites,] & [captured] the royal city. And Joab sent messengers to David, & said, I have fought against Rabbah, & have [captured the city’s water supply.] |
Therefore, now gather the rest of the people together, & [set up camp] against the city, & [capture] it: lest I [capture] the city, & [its] called after my name. And David gathered all the people together, & went to Rabbah, & fought against it, & [captured] it. |
And [David] took their king’s crown off from his head. [Its] weight was a talent of gold, [a.k.a. about 75 pounds, including] the precious [gems.] |
It was [put] on David’s head. And he brought the [plunder out] of the city in great abundance. And he brought [out] the people [who] were [in there,] & put them [to work with:] saws, iron [picks,] & iron axes, & made them [cross] through the brick kiln. |
And [David] did [this,] to all the cities of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Ammon. So, David & all the people returned to Jerusalem. |