my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me a house of cedar? David's prayer. unto thee? for thou, LORD God, know est thy servant. 21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, bast thou done all these great things, to make thy serrant know them. 22 Wherefore thou art great, OLorr God: for there is none like thee, nei[ther is there any God besides thee, ac cording to all that we have heard with our ears. 8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over mypeople, over Israel: 9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and bave cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the| 23 And what one nation in the earth earth. is like thy people, even like Israel, 10 Moreover, 1 will appoint a place whom God went to redeem for a peofor my people Israel, and will plant ple to himself, and to make bim a them, that they may dwell in a place name, and to do for you great things of their own, and move no more; nei-and terrible, for thy land, before thy ther shall the children of wickedness people, which thou redeemedst to thee afflict them any more, as beforetime; from Egypt, from thenations and their 11. And as since the time that 1 com-gods? manded judges to be over my people 24 For thou hast coufirmed to thyself Israel, and have caused thee to rest thy people Israel to be a people unto from all thine enemies. Also the LORD thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art telleth thee, that he will måke thee a become their God. bouse. 12 ¶ And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my came; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I| will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: 15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee, 16 And thy house and tby kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. 17. According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak uno David. 18 ¶ Then went king David in, and sat before the Loro, and he said, Who am 1, 0 Lord God? and what is my 25 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said. 26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee, 27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, Godof Israel, bast revealed to thy servant saying, I will build thee a house; therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 28 And now, O LORD God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou bast promised this goodness unto thy servant; 29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it; and. with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. CHAP. VIII. ND after this it came to that house, that thou hast brought me bith A Davil smote the Philistines, mad erto? |subdued them; and David took Me 19. And this was yet a small thing in theg-ammah out of the hand of the thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast Philistines. spoken also of thy servant's house for 2 And he smote Moab, and measured a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God? 20 Aud what can David say more them with a fine, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with David's conquests. II. SAMUEL. His officers. one full line to keep alive: and so the 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was Moabites became David's servants, over the host; and Jehosopbat the and brought gifts. son of Alilud was recorder; 3 ¶ David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thou sand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot men; and David Roughed all the char 17 And Zadok the son of Abituò, anʼl Abimelech the son of Abiathar, ivere the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe: 18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada has over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. CHAP. IX. tot horses, but reserved of them for a AND David said, Is there yet any hundred chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David slew of the Syriaus two and twenty thousand men. 5. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus ; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whith ersoever he went. that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake? 2. And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziva. Anu when they had called him unro David, the king said unto him, drethou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he, 3 And the king said, Is there not yet jany of the house of Saul, that I may 7 And David took the shields of gold show the kindness of God unto him? that were on the servants of Hadad-, And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan ezer, and brought them to Jerusalem, bath yet a son, which is lame on his 8 And from Betab, and from Bero- feet. thai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. 9 ¶ When Toi, king of Hamath,heard that Dvid had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, 4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. 5 Then king David sent, and fetch10 Then Toisent Joram his son unto ed him out of the house of Machic, the king David, to salute him, and to bless son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. him, because he had fought against 6 Now when Mephibosbeth, the son Hadadezer, and smitten him: (for Ha- of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was com dadezer had wars with Toi.) And Jo- unto David, he fell on his face, and did ram brought with him vessels of silver, reverence. And David said, Mephiboand vessels of gold, and vesselsof brass: sheth. And he answesed, Behold thy 11 Which also king David did dedi- | servant. cate unto the LORD, with the silver 7 T And David said unto him, Fear and gold that he had dedicated of all not: for I will surely show thee kindnations which he subdued: ness for Jonathan thy father's sake, 12 Of Syria, and cf Moab, and of the and will restore thee all the land of children of Ammon, and of the Philis-Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat tines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil bread at my table continually. of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of 8 And he bowed himself, and said, Zobah. What is thy servant, that thou should13 And David gat him a name when est look upon such a dead dog as I am? he returned from smiting of the Syri- 9 T Then the king called to Ziba, ns in the valley of Salt, being eighteen Saul's servant, and said unto him, thousand men. have given unto thy master's son all 14 T And he put garrisons in Edom, [that pertained to Saul, and to all his throughout all Edom put he garrisons, house. and all they of Edom became David's 10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and servants. And the LORD preserved [thy servants, shall till the land for him. David whithersoever he went. and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that 15 And David reigned over all Israel; thy master's son may have food to eat. and David executed judgment and but Mephibosheth thy master's so1 justice unto all his people. shall eat bread always at my table servants. CHAP. X. Hanun's Villany. Syrians smitten. Now Ziba hrad fifteen sons and twenty entering in of the gate: and the Syri ans of 2, and of Rehob, and Ish 11 Then said Ziba unto the king, Ac-tob, anaacah, were by themselves cording to all that my lord the king in the field. hath commanded his servant, so shall 9 When Joab saw that the front of thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel,and put them in array against the Syriaus: said the king, be shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all 10 And the rest of the people he dethat dwelt in the house of Ziba were|livered into the hand of Abishai bis servants unto Mephibosheth. brother, that he might put thêm in 13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusa-array against the children of Amlem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both 11 And he said, If the Syrians he too his feet. strong for ine, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be CHAP. X. mon. AND it came to pass after this, that too strong for thee, then I will come the king of the children of Am-and help thee. mon died, and Hanun his son reigned 12 Be of good courage,and let us play in his stead. the men for our people, and for the 2 Then said David, I will show kind-cities of our God; and the Lono do ness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, that which seemeth him good. as his father showed kindness unto me. 13 And Joab drew nigh, and the peoAnd David sent to comfort him by the ple that were with him, unto the bathand of his servants for his father. tle against the Syrians: and they sled And David's servants came into the|before him. land of the children of Ammon. 14 And when the children of Ammon 3 And the princes of the children of saw that the Syrians were fled, then Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, fled they also before Abishai, and enThinkest thou that David doth honour|tered into the city. So Joab returned thy father, that he hath sent comfort-from the children of Ammon, and ers unto thee? hath not David rather came to Jerusalem. sent his servants unto thee, to search 15 ¶ And when the Syrians saw that the city, and to spy it out, and to over-they were smitten before Israel, they throw it? gathered themselves together. 4 Wherefore Hanun took David's 16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought servants, and shaved off the one half out the Syrians that were beyond the of their beards, and cut off their gar-river: and they came to Helam; and nents in the middle, even to their Shobach the captain of the host of buttocks, and sent them away. Hadarezer went before them. 5 When they told it unto David, he 17 And when it was told David, he sent to meet them, because the men gathered all Israel together, and passwere greatly ashamed; and the king ed over Jordan, and came to Helam, said, Tarry atJericho until your beards And the Syrians set themselves in be grown, and then return. array against David, and fought with 6 T And when the children of Am-[him. mon saw that they stank before David, 18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; the children of Ammon sent and hired and David slew the men of seven hunthe Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the dred chariots of the Syrians, and forty Syrians of' Zoba,twenty thousand foot-thousand horsemen, and smote Sho men, and of king Maacah a thousand bach the captain of their host, who men, and of Ishi-tob twelve thousand died there. men. 7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men 8 And the children of Ammon came out, and but the battle in array at the 19 And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them So the Syrians feared to help the chit dren of Ammon any more, David's admtery, CHAP. XI II. SAMUEL. AND it came to pass, after the year let thee depart. So Uriah abode in 2 T And it came to pass in an evenmg-tide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the kings's house and from the roof he| saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. 3 And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Elaim, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 14 ¶ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15 And he wrote in the letter,saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. 16 Aud it came to pass, when Joah observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. 4 And David sent messengers, and 17 And the men of the city went out, took her; and she came in unto him, and fought with Joab; and there fell and he lay with her; for she was pu-some of the people of the servants of rified from her uncleanness; and she returned unto her house. 5 And the woman conceived,and sent and told David, and said, I am with child. 6 ¶ And David sent to Joab,saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. David ; andUriah the Hittite died also. 20 And if so be that the king's wrath 7 And when Uriah was come unto arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore him, David demanded of him how approached ye so nigh unto the city Joab did, and how the people did, and when ye did fight? knew ye not that how the war prospered. they would shoot from the wall? 21 Who smote Abimelech the son of 8. And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Jerub-besheth? did not a woman cast a Urial departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of kis lord, and went not down to his house. piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. 22 T So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab 10 And when they had told David, jhad sent him for. saying, Urial went not down unto his 23 And the messenger said unto Da house, David said unto Uriah, Camest vid, Surely the men prevailed against thou not from thy journey? why then us, and came out unto us into the field, didst thou notgo down untothy house? and we were upon them even unto the 1 And Uriah said unto David, The entering of the gate. ark, and Israel, and Judah, abile in] 24 And the shooters shot from off the tenis; and my lord Joab, and the ser- wall upon thy servants; and some of vants of my lord, are encamped in the the king's servants be dead, and thy open fields; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie] with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. 12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. 25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong Nathan's parable. CHAP. XII. against the city, and overthrow it; and encourage thou him. He reproveth David. 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. 26 ¶ And when the wife of Urial heard that Uriab her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. 27 And when the mourning was past, 11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I David sent and fetched her to his will raise up evil against thee out of house, and she became his wife, and thy own house, and I will take thy bare him a son. But the thing that wires before thine eyes, and give them David had done displeased the LORD. unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie CHAP. XII. with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. AND the LORD sent Nathan unto David: and he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; and one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: 3 But the poor man had nothing save one little ewe-lamb, which he nad bought, and nourished up; and it grew up together with him, and with his children: it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 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 way-faring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. 13 And David said unto Nathan,Ihave sinned against the Lond. And Nathan said unto David, The Loan also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lond to blaspheme. the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. 15 ¶ And Nathan departed unto his house; and the LORD struck the child that Urial's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. 16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. 17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. 5 And David's anger was greatly kinaled against the mau; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: 6 And he shall restore the lamb four-hold, while the child was yet alive, foll, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity, 18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the serjvants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Be 7 T And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anomted thee king over Israel, and I delivered the out of the hand of Saul; S And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Urian the Hittite with the sword, and bast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Aamun. we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? 19 But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead; therefore Daviú said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. 20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lonn, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and, when he required, they set bread be fore him, and he did eat. 21 Then said bis servants unto him, What thing is this that thou bast doneć thou didst fast and weep for the child hwhile it was alive; but when the |