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2 Samuël 12
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De profeet Nathan

12 1,2 Daarom stuurde de Here de profeet Nathan naar David om hem het volgende verhaal te vertellen: ‘Er woonden twee mannen in een stad. De ene was erg rijk en bezat grote kudden runderen en schapen. 3 De andere man was erg arm, hij had maar één lammetje kunnen kopen. Dat lam was samen met zijn kinderen opgegroeid. Het at met de pot mee en kreeg te drinken uit de beker van de arme man. Hij liet het dier op zijn schoot slapen en hield van het dier alsof het zijn dochtertje was. 4 Op een gegeven moment kreeg de rijke man een gast op bezoek. Maar in plaats dat hij een lam of rund uit zijn eigen kudde liet slachten om het de reiziger voor te zetten, nam hij het lam van de arme man, roosterde het en bood het zijn gast aan.’ 5 David was woedend. ‘Ik zweer bij de levende God,’ brieste hij, ‘dat iemand die zoiets doet, ter dood moet worden gebracht, 6 hij moet de arme man vier lammeren terugbetalen voor het lam dat hij stal en omdat hij geen medelijden toonde.’

7 Toen zei Nathan scherp tegen David: ‘U bent die rijke man! De Here, de God van Israël zegt: “Ik maakte u koning over Israël en redde u uit de handen van Saul. 8 Ik gaf u zijn paleis en zijn vrouwen en de koninkrijken Juda en Israël. En als dat nog niet genoeg was geweest, had Ik u wel nog veel meer gegeven. 9 Waarom hebt u de wetten van God dan veracht en deze vreselijke misdaad begaan? Want u hebt Uria vermoord en zijn vrouw gestolen. 10 Daarom zal moord van nu af aan een voortdurende bedreiging voor uw familie vormen, omdat u Mij hebt beledigd door Uria zijn vrouw af te nemen. 11 Ik zweer dat Ik uw eigen gezin tegen u in opstand zal laten komen, omdat u dit hebt gedaan. Ik zal uw vrouwen aan een andere man geven, die op klaarlichte dag met hen naar bed zal gaan. 12 U deed alles in het geheim, maar Ik zal u dit openlijk aandoen, voor de ogen van heel Israël.” ’

13 ‘Ik heb tegen de Here gezondigd,’ beleed David tegenover Nathan. Nathan antwoordde: ‘Ja, dat hebt u inderdaad, maar de Here heeft u deze zonde vergeven en u zult daarom niet sterven. 14 Maar u hebt de vijanden van de Here een goede aanleiding gegeven Hem te beledigen en zijn naam te misbruiken. Daarom zal uw zoon sterven.’ 15 Na die woorden ging Nathan terug naar huis. En de Here maakte Bathsébaʼs baby dodelijk ziek. 16 David smeekte Hem het kind te sparen, hij at niets en lag de hele nacht voor de Here op de kale vloer. 17 De leiders van het land smeekten hem op te staan en met hen te eten, maar hij weigerde. 18 Op de zevende dag stierf het kind. Davids dienaren durfden het hem nauwelijks te vertellen. ‘Hij was er zo kapot van dat het kind ziek werd,’ zeiden zij onder elkaar, ‘wat zal hij doen als wij hem vertellen dat het dood is?’ 19 Maar toen David hen zag fluisteren, begreep hij wat er was gebeurd. ‘Is het kind dood?’ vroeg hij. ‘Ja,’ antwoordden zij, ‘het is gestorven.’

20 David stond op, waste zich, kamde zijn haar, trok andere kleren aan en ging de tabernakel in om tot de Here te bidden. Daarna keerde hij terug naar het paleis en at wat brood. 21 Zijn dienaren stonden versteld. ‘Wij begrijpen u niet,’ zeiden zij. ‘Toen het kind nog leefde, huilde u en weigerde u te eten. En nu het kind dood is, houdt u op met rouwen en eet u opeens weer.’ 22 David antwoordde: ‘Ik heb gevast en gehuild toen het kind nog leefde, want ik zei tegen mijzelf: “Misschien zal de Here toch nog genade tonen en hem laten leven.” 23 Maar waarom zou ik vasten nu hij dood is? Kan ik hem daardoor terugbrengen? Ik zal ooit naar hem toe gaan, maar hij zal niet bij mij terugkomen.’

24 Toen troostte David Bathséba en nadat hij weer met haar had geslapen, raakte zij in verwachting en bracht opnieuw een zoon ter wereld. Zij noemde hem Salomo. 25 De Here hield van deze jongen en stuurde de profeet Nathan met een boodschap over dit kind. Omdat de Here zoveel belang in hem stelde, werd hem de naam Jedidja, ‘Beminde van de Here,’ gegeven.

26,27 Ondertussen boekten Joab en het Israëlitische leger successen in het beleg van Rabba, de hoofdstad van Ammon. Joab stuurde boodschappers om David te vertellen: ‘Wij hebben Rabba en haar mooie haven vrijwel in handen! 28 Kom hierheen met de rest van het leger om het karwei af te maken, zodat u de eer van de overwinning krijgt en niet ik.’ 29,30 Daarop trok David aan het hoofd van zijn troepen naar Rabba en veroverde de stad. Een enorme buit werd naar Jeruzalem gebracht. David nam de kroon van de koning van Rabba—een schat met een zeer grote waarde, want hij was gemaakt van massief goud en versierd met kostbare edelstenen—en zette die op zijn hoofd. 31 Hij maakte de inwoners van de stad tot slaven en zette hen met zagen, houwelen en bijlen aan het werk in een grote steenbakkerij. Zo behandelde hij alle steden van de Ammonieten. Daarna keerden David en zijn leger terug naar Jeruzalem.

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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. 8 I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if that had been too little, I also would have given you much more! 9 (E)Why have you (F)despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in His sight? (G)You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon. 10 Now therefore, (H)the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ 11 Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will (I)take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For you did it secretly, (J)but I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.’ ”

13 (K)So David said to Nathan, (L)“I have sinned against the Lord.”

And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has (M)put away your sin; you shall not die. 14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord (N)to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.” 15 Then Nathan departed to his house.

The Death of David’s Son

And the (O)Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill. 16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and (P)lay all night on the ground. 17 So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them. 18 Then on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. For they said, “Indeed, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not heed our voice. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He may do some harm!”

19 When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?”

And they said, “He is dead.”

20 So David arose from the ground, washed and (Q)anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and (R)worshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate. 21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food.”

22 And he said, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; (S)for I said, ‘Who can tell whether [b]the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ 23 But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go (T)to him, but (U)he shall not return to me.”

Solomon Is Born

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

Rabbah Is Captured(X)

26 Now (Y)Joab fought against (Z)Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, and I have taken the city’s water supply. 28 Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it, lest I take the city and it be called after my name.” 29 So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, fought against it, and took it. 30 (AA)Then he took their king’s crown from his head. Its weight was a talent of gold, with precious stones. And it was set on David’s head. Also he brought out the [f]spoil of the city in great abundance. 31 And he brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work with saws and iron picks and iron axes, and made them cross over to the brick works. So he did to all the cities of the people of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:5 deserves to die, lit. is a son of death
  2. 2 Samuel 12:22 Heb. mss., Syr. God
  3. 2 Samuel 12:24 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., a few Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
  4. 2 Samuel 12:25 Qr., some Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
  5. 2 Samuel 12:25 Lit. Beloved of the Lord
  6. 2 Samuel 12:30 plunder
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Nathan Rebukes David(A)

12 The Lord sent Nathan(B) to David.(C) When he came to him,(D) he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

4 “Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.”

5 David(E) burned with anger(F) against the man(G) and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives,(H) the man who did this must die! 6 He must pay for that lamb four times over,(I) because he did such a thing and had no pity.”

7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man!(J) This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed(K) you(L) king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 I gave your master’s house to you,(M) and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. 9 Why did you despise(N) the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down(O) Uriah(P) the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed(Q) him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10 Now, therefore, the sword(R) will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’

11 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household(S) I am going to bring calamity on you.(T) Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.(U) 12 You did it in secret,(V) but I will do this thing in broad daylight(W) before all Israel.’”

13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned(X) against the Lord.”

Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away(Y) your sin.(Z) You are not going to die.(AA) 14 But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for[a] the Lord,(AB) the son born to you will die.”

15 After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck(AC) the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying(AD) in sackcloth[b] on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused,(AE) and he would not eat any food with them.(AF)

18 On the seventh day the child died. David’s attendants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, “While the child was still living, he wouldn’t listen to us when we spoke to him. How can we now tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate.”

19 David noticed that his attendants were whispering among themselves, and he realized the child was dead. “Is the child dead?” he asked.

“Yes,” they replied, “he is dead.”

20 Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed,(AG) put on lotions and changed his clothes,(AH) he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate.

21 His attendants asked him, “Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept,(AI) but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!”

22 He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows?(AJ) The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.’(AK) 23 But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him,(AL) but he will not return to me.”(AM)

24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba,(AN) and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon.(AO) The Lord loved him; 25 and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.[c](AP)

26 Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah(AQ) of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel. 27 Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply. 28 Now muster the rest of the troops and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will take the city, and it will be named after me.”

29 So David mustered the entire army and went to Rabbah, and attacked and captured it. 30 David took the crown(AR) from their king’s[d] head, and it was placed on his own head. It weighed a talent[e] of gold, and it was set with precious stones. David took a great quantity of plunder from the city 31 and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes, and he made them work at brickmaking.[f] David did this to all the Ammonite(AS) towns. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:14 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; Masoretic Text for the enemies of
  2. 2 Samuel 12:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have in sackcloth.
  3. 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means loved by the Lord.
  4. 2 Samuel 12:30 Or from Milkom’s (that is, Molek’s)
  5. 2 Samuel 12:30 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
  6. 2 Samuel 12:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
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Nathan Rebukes David

12 And the Lord sent (A)Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, (B)“There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds, 3 but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms,[a] and it was like a daughter to him. 4 Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest 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 Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, (C)“As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die, 6 and he shall restore the lamb (D)fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”

7 Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, (E)‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. 8 And I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more. 9 (F)Why have you despised the word of the Lord, (G)to do what is evil in his sight? (H)You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and (I)have taken his wife to be your wife and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ 11 Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house. And I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For you did it secretly, (J)but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.’” 13 (K)David said to Nathan, (L)“I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, (M)“The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. 14 Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly (N)scorned the Lord,[b] the child who is born to you shall die.” 15 Then Nathan went to his house.

David's Child Dies

And the Lord afflicted the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he became sick. 16 David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David (O)fasted and went in (P)and lay all night on the ground. 17 And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them. 18 On the seventh day the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he did not listen to us. How then can we say to him the child is dead? He may do himself some harm.” 19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David understood that the child was dead. And David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.” 20 Then David arose from the earth (Q)and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the Lord (R)and worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate. 21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.” 22 He said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, (S)‘Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ 23 But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, (T)but he will not return to me.”

Solomon's Birth

24 Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and (U)she bore a son, and he called his name (V)Solomon. And the Lord loved him 25 and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah,[c] because of the Lord.

Rabbah Is Captured

26 (W)Now Joab (X)fought against (Y)Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters. 28 Now then gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it, lest I take the city and it be called by my name.” 29 So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah and fought against it and took it. 30 And he took the crown of their king from his head. The weight of it was a talent[d] of gold, and in it was a precious stone, and it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount. 31 And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and iron axes and made them toil at[e] the brick kilns. And thus he did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:3 Hebrew bosom; also verse 8
  2. 2 Samuel 12:14 Masoretic Text the enemies of the Lord; Dead Sea Scroll the word of the Lord
  3. 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means beloved of the Lord
  4. 2 Samuel 12:30 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
  5. 2 Samuel 12:31 Hebrew pass through
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