¹⁴ Now ^(A)these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: ^[a]Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, ^(B)Solomon,

^5 (A)And these were born to him in Jerusalem: ^[a]Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and ^(B)Solomon—four by ^[b]Bathshua the daughter of ^[c]Ammiel. ⁶ Also there were Ibhar, ^[d]Elishama, ^[e]Eliphelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, ^[f]Eliada, and Eliphelet—^(C)nine in all. ⁹ These were all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and ^(D)Tamar their sister.

⁶ and ^(A)Jesse begot David the king.

^(B)David the king begot Solomon by her ^[a]who had been the wife of Uriah.

⁴ And ^(A)these are the names of his children whom he had in Jerusalem: ^[a]Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

Solomon Is Born

²⁴ Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her. So ^(A)she bore a son, and ^(B)he^[a] called his name Solomon. Now the Lord loved him, ²⁵ and He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet: So ^[b]he called his name ^[c]Jedidiah, because of the Lord.

Nathan’s Parable and David’s Confession

12 Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And ^(A)he came to him, and ^(B)said to him: “There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor. ² The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds. ³ But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him. ⁴ And a traveler came to the rich man, who refused to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare one for the wayfaring man who had come to him; but he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”

⁵ So David’s anger was greatly aroused against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this ^[a]shall surely die! ⁶ And he shall restore ^(C)fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity.”

⁷ Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I ^(D)anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.