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Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 12

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2 Samuel 12 NWT - New World Translation2 Samuel 12 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 12 of 2 Samuel—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And Jehovah proceeded to send Nathan1 to David. So he came in to him2 and said to him: “There were two men that happened to be in one city, the one rich and the other of little means.
  2. The rich man happened to have very many sheep and cattle;3
  3. but the man of little means had nothing but one female lamb, a small one, that he had bought.4 And he was preserving it alive, and it was growing up with him and with his sons, all together. From his morsel it would eat, and from his cup it would drink, and in his bosom it would lie, and it came to be as a daughter to him.
  4. After a while a visitor came to the rich man, but he spared taking some from his own sheep and his own cattle to get such ready for the traveler that had come in to him. So he took the female lamb of the man of little means and got it ready for the man that had come in to him.”5
  5. ¶ At this David’s anger grew very hot against the man,6 so that he said to Nathan: “As Jehovah is living,7 the man doing this deserves to die![a]8
  6. And for the female lamb he should make compensation9 with four,10 as a consequence of the fact that he has done this thing and because he did not have compassion.”11
  7. ¶ Then Nathan said to David: “You yourself are the man! This is what Jehovah the God of Israel has said, ‘I myself anointed12 you as king over Israel, and I myself delivered13 you out of the hand of Saul.
  8. And I was willing to give you the house of your lord14 and the wives of your lord15 into your bosom, and to give you the house[b] of Israel and of Judah.16 And if it were not enough, I was willing to add to you things like these as well as other things.17
  9. Why did you despise the word of Jehovah by doing what is bad18 in his eyes? U·riʹah the Hitʹtite you struck down with the sword,19 and his wife you took as your wife,20 and him you killed by the sword of the sons of Amʹmon.
  10. And now a sword21 will not depart from your own house to time indefinite,22 as a consequence of the fact that you despised me so that you took the wife of U·riʹah the Hitʹtite to become your wife.’
  11. This is what Jehovah has said, ‘Here I am raising up against you calamity out of your own house;23 and I will take your wives under your own eyes and give them to your fellowman,24 and he will certainly lie down with your wives under the eyes of this sun.25
  12. Whereas you yourself acted in secret,26 I, for my part, shall do this thing in front of all Israel27 and in front of the sun.’”28
  13. ¶ David now said29 to Nathan: “I have sinned against Jehovah.”30 At this Nathan said to David: “Jehovah, in turn, does let your sin pass by.31 You will not die.32
  14. Notwithstanding this, because you have unquestionably treated Jehovah with disrespect[c]33 by this thing, also the son himself, just born to you, will positively die.”34
  15. ¶ Then Nathan went to his own house.
    ¶ And Jehovah proceeded to deal a blow35 to the child that the wife of U·riʹah had borne to David so that it took sick.
  16. And David began to seek the [true] God in behalf of the boy, and David went on a strict fast36 and came in and spent the night and lay down on the earth.37
  17. So the older men of his house stood up over him to raise him up from the earth, but he did not consent and did not take bread38 in company with them.
  18. And it came about on the seventh day that the child gradually died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child had died; for they said: “Look! While the child continued alive we did speak to him, and he did not listen to our voice; so how can we say to him, ‘The child has died’? Then he will certainly do something bad.”
  19. ¶ When David got to see that his servants were whispering together, David began to discern that the child had died. So David said to his servants: “Has the child died?” To this they said: “He has died.”
  20. Then David got up from the earth and washed and rubbed39 himself with oil and changed his mantles and came to the house40 of Jehovah and prostrated41 himself; after which he came into his own house and asked, and they promptly set bread before him and he began to eat.
  21. Consequently his servants said to him: “What does this thing mean that you have done? For the sake of the child while alive you fasted and kept weeping; and just as soon as the child had died you got up and began to eat bread.”
  22. To this he said: “While the child was yet alive I did fast42 and I kept weeping,43 because I said to myself, ‘Who is there knowing whether Jehovah may show me favor, and the child will certainly live?’44
  23. Now that he has died, why is it I am fasting? Am I able to bring him back again?45 I am going to him,46 but, as for him, he will not return to me.”47
  24. ¶ And David began to comfort Bath-sheʹba his wife.48 Further, he came in to her and lay down with her. In time she bore a son,49 and his name came to be called Solʹo·mon.[d]50 And Jehovah himself did love him.51
  25. So he sent by means of Nathan52 the prophet and called his name Jed·i·diʹah,[e] for the sake of Jehovah.
  26. ¶ And Joʹab53 continued to fight against Rabʹbah54 of the sons of Amʹmon and got to capture the city of the kingdom.[f]
  27. So Joʹab sent messengers to David and said: “I have fought against Rabʹbah.55 I have also captured the city of waters.
  28. And now gather the rest of the people and encamp against the city, and capture it; that I myself may not be the one to capture the city, and my name should not have to be called upon it.”
  29. ¶ Accordingly David gathered all the people and went to Rabʹbah and fought against it and captured it.
  30. And he got to take the crown of Malʹcam[g] off its head,56 the weight of which was a talent[h] of gold, along with precious stones; and it came to be upon David’s head. And the spoil57 of the city that he brought out was very much.
  31. And the people that were in it, he brought out that he might put them at sawing stones and at sharp instruments of iron58 and at axes of iron, and he made them serve[i] at brickmaking. And that was the way he proceeded to do to all the cities of the sons of Amʹmon. Finally David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit., “is a son of death!”
  2. ^ “House,” MLXXVg; Sy, “daughters.”
  3. ^ “Treated Jehovah with disrespect” was the original reading. The text was emended (corrected) to read, “treated the enemies of Jehovah with disrespect.” See App 2B.
  4. ^ Lit., “and one proceeded to call his name Solomon,” M; MmarginTSy and a few Heb. mss, “and she proceeded to call his name Solomon.” “Solomon” means “Peaceable.” Compare 1Ch 22:9 ftns.
  5. ^ Meaning “Beloved of Jah.”
  6. ^ Probably, “the city of waters,” as in vs 27.
  7. ^ Possibly, “Milcom,” an idol god of the Ammonites. LXX, “Melchol their king”; Vg, “their king.”
  8. ^ About 34.2 kg (1101 oz t).
  9. ^ “He made them serve,” by a correction of one letter; M, “he made them pass [through].”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Ki 1:8; 1Ch 17:1; 29:29
  2. ^ Ps 51:superscription
  3. ^ 2Sa 5:13; 15:16
  4. ^ 2Sa 11:3; Pr 5:15
  5. ^ 2Sa 11:4
  6. ^ Lu 6:41
  7. ^ De 6:13
  8. ^ 1Sa 26:16
  9. ^ Ex 21:34
  10. ^ Ex 22:1
  11. ^ 2Sa 21:7
  12. ^ 1Sa 16:13; 2Sa 7:8
  13. ^ 1Sa 18:11; 19:10; 23:14; Ps 18:superscription
  14. ^ 1Sa 13:14; 15:28
  15. ^ 2Sa 3:7; 1Ki 2:22
  16. ^ 2Sa 2:4; 5:5
  17. ^ 2Sa 7:19; Ps 84:11; Jm 1:17
  18. ^ Ex 20:13, 14, 17
  19. ^ 2Sa 11:15
  20. ^ 2Sa 11:27; Heb 13:4
  21. ^ 2Sa 13:32; 18:33
  22. ^ Nu 14:18; Ga 6:7
  23. ^ 2Sa 12:19; 13:14; 15:14
  24. ^ Ex 21:24; Jb 31:10; 34:11
  25. ^ 2Sa 16:21
  26. ^ 2Sa 11:4, 8, 13, 15
  27. ^ 2Sa 16:22
  28. ^ Mt 10:26; Lu 12:2
  29. ^ Ps 51:superscription
  30. ^ Ge 39:9; Ps 32:5; 38:3; 51:4; Pr 28:13
  31. ^ Ex 34:6; Ps 32:1; 130:4; Mc 7:18
  32. ^ Le 20:10; Ps 103:10
  33. ^ Ps 51:4
  34. ^ Ex 34:7; De 23:2; Ps 89:32; Pr 3:11; Heb 12:6
  35. ^ 1Sa 25:38; 2Sa 24:15
  36. ^ 2Sa 12:22; Jon 3:9
  37. ^ 2Sa 13:31
  38. ^ 2Sa 3:35
  39. ^ Ru 3:3; 2Sa 14:2
  40. ^ 2Sa 6:17; Ps 5:7
  41. ^ Ge 24:26; 1Ch 29:20; Ne 8:6; Ps 95:6
  42. ^ 2Sa 12:16; Jl 1:14
  43. ^ Is 38:3
  44. ^ Is 38:5; Jl 2:14; Am 5:15; Jon 3:9
  45. ^ Ec 9:6; Is 26:14
  46. ^ Jb 30:23; Ec 3:20; 9:10; Ac 2:29, 34; 13:36; Ro 5:12
  47. ^ Ec 9:5
  48. ^ 2Sa 11:3; 12:9
  49. ^ Ps 127:3
  50. ^ 1Ch 3:5; 22:9; 28:5; Mt 1:6
  51. ^ 2Sa 7:12; 1Ch 29:1
  52. ^ 2Sa 7:4; 12:1; 1Ki 1:8
  53. ^ 2Sa 11:25; 1Ch 20:1
  54. ^ De 3:11; 23:6; Jos 13:25; Je 49:3
  55. ^ 2Sa 11:1
  56. ^ 1Ch 20:2
  57. ^ Jos 22:8; 1Sa 30:20; 2Sa 3:22; 8:11
  58. ^ 1Ch 20:3

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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