2 Samuel 12 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

“The wealthy ^H6223 man ^H6223 had ^H1961 a great ^H3966 many ^H7235 flocks ^H6629 and herds ^H1241.

“But the poor ^H7326 man had nothing ^H369 at all ^H3605 except ^H3588 H518 one ^H259 little ^H6996 ewe ^H3535 lamb ^H3535

Which ^H834 he bought ^H7069 and nurtured ^H2421;

And it grew ^H1431 up ^H1431 together ^H3162 with him and his children ^H1121.

It would eat ^H398 [fn]scraps ^H6595 from him and drink ^H8354 from his cup ^H3563 and lie ^H7901 [fn]in his lap ^H2436,

And was like a daughter ^H1323 to him.

“Now a visitor ^H1982 came ^H935 to the wealthy ^H6223 man ^H376,

And he could ^H2550 not bring ^H2550 himself ^H2550 to take ^H3947 any animal from his own flock ^H6629 or his own herd ^H1241,

To prepare ^H6213 for the traveler ^H732 who had come ^H935 to him;

So he took ^H3947 the poor ^H7326 man’s ^H376 ewe ^H3535 lamb ^H3535 and prepared ^H6213 it for the man ^H376 who had come ^H935 to him.”

Then David’s ^H1732 anger ^H639 burned ^H2734 greatly ^H3966 against the man ^H376, and he said ^H559 to Nathan ^H5416, “As the LORD ^H3068 lives ^H2416, the man ^H376 who has done ^H6213 this ^H2088 certainly ^H3588 [fn]deserves ^H1121 to die ^H4194!

Nathan ^H5416 then said ^H559 to David ^H1732, “You yourself ^H859 are the man ^H376! This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 says ^H559: ‘It is I who anointed ^H4886 you as king ^H4428 over ^H5921 Israel ^H3478, and it is I who rescued ^H5337 you from the hand ^H3027 of Saul ^H7586.

Later the LORD ^H3068 struck ^H5062 the child ^H3206 that Uriah’s ^H223 [fn]widow ^H802 bore ^H3205 to David ^H1732, so that he was very sick ^H605.

Then his servants ^H5650 said ^H559 to him, “What ^H4100 is this ^H2088 thing ^H1697 that you have done ^H6213? You fasted ^H6684 and wept ^H1058 for the child ^H3206 while he was [fn]alive ^H2416; but when ^H834 the child ^H3206 died ^H4191, you got ^H6965 up ^H6965 and ate ^H398 food ^H3899.”

Then David ^H1732 comforted ^H5162 his wife ^H802 Bathsheba ^H1339, and went ^H935 in ^H935 to her and slept ^H7901 with her; and she gave ^H3205 birth ^H3205 to a son ^H1121, and [fn]he named ^H7121 H8034 him Solomon ^H8010. Now the LORD ^H3068 loved ^H157 him,

Now Joab ^H3097 fought ^H3898 against Rabbah ^H7237 of the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983, and captured ^H3920 the royal ^H4410 city ^H5892.