David bringeth the ark into Zion. CHAPTER VII. Blessings promised to David. had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the [] 41 And it came to pass that night, that the word Bere Cir. 1042 name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day. of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, Before CHRIST p Ps. 119, 220. Pr. 22, 3 4Josh 9.14 AIL. 7 7. James 1,5. Tol. 21, 9 And David was Pafraid of the LORD that day, and said How shall the ark of the LORD come to t 10 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it CL 15, aside into the house of' Obed-edom the Gittite. 11 And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD Mat., 53. blessed Obed-edom and all his household. 12 And it was told king David, saying, "The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness. 25. 13 And it was so, that when they that bare the 15, ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. 1 Chr. 15, 14 And David danced before the LORD with all his 11 Bara. 2, might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with 11 Chr. 15, the sound of the trumpet. 16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city eca. 5, 14. of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, locked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing Acts 2, 13. before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. 17¶ And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt5 offerings and peace-offerings before the Lord. 18 And as soon as David had made an end of of1Cbr. 16, fering burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts. 19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the peo-men: ple departed every one to his house. 201 Then David returned to bless his household. Josh. 24, 15. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet Ps. 101, 2 David, and said," How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes P.1, 1. of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the "vain Pets, fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! g ver. 17. Mat. 12, S4. a John 1,18. Heb. 1, 3. 15 But my mercy shall not depart away from y 2 Cor. 5, him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away be- z Neb 12,8 fore thee. b a Acts 13, 34. 16 And thy house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be b Dan. 2, 14 established for ever. 17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. 18 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said," Who am I, O LORD God? and 4 Gen. 32, what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto; Julg.6, 15. 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O LORD God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the † manner of man, O LORD God? The Philistines and Moabites subdued. Before CHRIST 1042. n Ex. 3, 7. David entertaineth Mephiboshetn. Before CHRIST II. SAMUEL. before thy people which thou" redeemedst to thee 13 And David gat him a name when he returned from Egypt, from the nations and their gods? from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of Salt, cir. 104 being eighteen thousand men. 24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Titus 2, 14. Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, o P. 147, LORD, art become their God. 19. 20. 25 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast p Gez 17,7. spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his 37. r Mat. €, 9. p ch. 17, 141 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom 14,7 became David's servants. And the LORD' preserved David whithersoever he went. t ver. 6. u 1 Chr 1: Ezek. 36 house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said. 15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David 26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, say-executed judgment and justice unto all his people. ing, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was" over the host; let the house of thy servant David be established be- and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; fore thee. 17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and 34, 3 Seraiah was the scribe; 27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a s Pa. 19, 17. 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, Jolan 17, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: 3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God b 1 Sam. unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan 20, 14. hath vet a son, which is lame on his feet. 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. 51 Then King David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo 31 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Re-debar. hob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his bor1 Chr. 18, der at the river Euphrates. ech. 10, 3, 4. 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, g ch. 10, 18. and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand b Josh. 11, footmen: and David"houghed all the chariot-horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. 6. 8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. 91 When Toi king of " Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, 10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: (for Hadadezer thad wars with Toi.) And Joram brought with himvessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: 11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the Judg. 12, 2. LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; c ch.4, 4. d ch. 17, 2* Called, car., 34 Meribbaal, 6 Now when Mephibcsheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! 71 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I e Gen. 50, will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy fa- ver. 9. ther's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul Dan. 5, 13. thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table 8 Mat. 6,11 continually. 21. 8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead 1 Sam. dog as I am? 9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul, and to all his house. 10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. CHAPTER X, XI. David's messengers are sent to comfort Hanun the son of Nahash. AND it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. b 2 Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Sam 224 Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon. 3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said anto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters e 11 Cor. 13, unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? 27. H. d 4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and Lev. 19, shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off Kings 12, their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, Chr. 19,5 and sent them away. • Ps. 109, 4 Isa. 20, 4. 5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And Josh. 6.24 the king said, Tarry at 'Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. 1 Kings 16 84. 30. h 61 And when the children of Ammon saw that Gen. 34, they & stank before David, the children of Ammon Exod. 5, 21 sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the 27, 12 Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of 1 Chr. 19 king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men. I Sam. 13, Ich. &, 5. 13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him. 14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. 15 1 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together. 16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came Che 19 to Helam: and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. 17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David. and fought with him. AND it came to pass, fafter the year was expired, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all 5,6. Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, ufsa. 26, 11. and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at cir. 1035. Jerusalem. 21 And it came to pass in an evening-tide, that the David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the foof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 4 And David sent messengers, and took her: and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; (for she Prov. 31,13 was purified from her uncleanness :) and she returned unto her house. 8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him "a mess of meat n Ex. 1, 10 from the king. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. 10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thy house? 11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and 1 Sam. 4, Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, Mat. 10, and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open 24, 25. fields; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As thou livest, and us thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. 12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day and the morrow. 13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants q 1 Kings of his lord, but went not down to his house. Uriah is slain. Before k Before II. SAMUEL. Nathan reproveth David. CHRIST city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he 8 And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy CHRIST ir. 1035. knew that valiant men were. master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the cir. 1054. house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. 17. 1 Sain. 22, verses 1, 12. 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the Asts, 29. Servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also. 18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war; 53. 1. 19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king, 20 And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall? i Gen. 39 8 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the command- meh.1 ment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. n Rev. 18 10. 10 Now therefore the " sword shall never depart take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto Judges 9, 21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerub-evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will called Jerubbaal. Bau! is put sheth put in, that is, shame. 22 I So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for. 23 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.. 24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants: and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy 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 against the ending to city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. 12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. p 1 Sam. 14 24. 4 † Heb. caused to 13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, Psalm 51, The LORD also hath † put away thy sin; thou shalt $2. not dic. 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given pass over. great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blas- 1 Chr. 21. pheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall PS 31. surely die. 15 And Nathan departed unto his house. the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife unto David, and it was very sick. 18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell Zech. 12, him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, the fast while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and ed a fast. cir. 1034. Nathan's parable of the ewe-lamb, causeth David to be his own judge. he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he a Ps. 51, title. CHAPTER XII. a file:AND the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And Acts 2, 37. Isa. 5, 3. e ch. 3, 5, z 5, 13. verse 2 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: 3 But the poor man had nothing save one little ewe-lamb, which he had 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 d Mic. 7, 5. Own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 1 leb. morsel. e Job 1, 7 dieb. is a child of death Gen. 20, 3. & 38, 24. d 4 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. 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 David 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 Ruth S,ǝ came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: x ch. € 17. then he came to his own house; and when he re-Job 21 quired, they set bread before him, and he did eat. 21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. 22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, fasted, and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? 23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. 5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; 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 'fourfold, because 24 T And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, 1 Kà gr L and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she a Mat. 1,6. Ex. 22,1. he did this thing, and because he had no pity. 71 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the bare a son, and he called his name || Solomon: Prov. 6, 31. man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anoint-and the LORD loved him. gafat.144 ed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of 15am. 16, the hand of Saul; CHAPTER XIII. 26 1 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the) eir 1033 children of Ammon, and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters. 28. ch. 11, ePs 127, 2 c 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 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. 30 And he took their king's crown from off his Prov. 13, head, (the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones,) and it was set on David's head. geh. 17,27. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great Luke 19, abundance. 22. 19. 31 And he brought forth the people that were hough the therein, and put them under saws and under harrows furnace of of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass that is, of through the brick-kiln and thus did he unto all Kings 16, the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and 23, 10, all the people returned unto Jerusalem. Molech, 31. cir. 1082. ach. 3, 3. & 12, 10, 11. CHAPTER XIII. Amnon feigning himself sick, ravisheth Tamar. AND it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Gen. 34, Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her. 2,3. 1 Kings, 21, 4. d Prov. 27, 6. & 28, 23. Micah 7, 5 P. 58, 5. Jer. 4, 22. #Lev.19,17. Pl. 50, 18. d C 3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtle man. 4 And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. 5 And Jonadab said unto him, 'Lay thee down on Prev.19,27. thy bed, and make thyself sick. and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand. 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house: and he was lain down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes. 9 And she took a pan, and poured them out before him, but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, ' Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him. 10 And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and Gen 5, brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. 11. And when she had brought them unto him to Rom 1, 27. eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come 1 lie with me, my sister. Absalom kılleth him. Before CHRIST o Prov 19, 123. & 22, 9. p Lev. 18, F. 18, 2 13 And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in cir. 1032. Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. 14 Howbeit, he would not hearken unto her voice: but being stronger than she, 'forced her, and lay with her. 151 Then Amnon hated hert exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than great he the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone. 9, 11. q Pr. 3 Eccl. 2, 1 r cl. 12 13 He with tred greet Jer 6, 15 Luke 15,17 Rom. 1, 21 & 6, 21. 16 And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other Gen. 34,2, that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken feb. 5, 13 unto her. 17 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her. 3. & 11, 25. t Gen. 18 And she had a garment of divers colours upon 5,30 her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. 191 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying. 20 And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath † Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now h thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house. 21 1 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. Aminon; h changeth his brother' name out of scorn, for bis nime was 4mnen x 1's. 59,8 Rom. 12,15 22 And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon y ch 12, 19 neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. b 23 1 And it came to pass" after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons. c Mat 8, 15 a cir 1030. Ps. 120, 4 Josh. 15, 25 c Gen. 38, 1 Sam. 25, 2, 4. 2 Kings & 4. 24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheep-shearers: let the 12 king, I beseech thee, and his servants, go with thy servant. 25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, & Ps. 12, 2 let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto & 55, 20. thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. 26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my Jer. 41, 1, brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto 6 7 him, Why should he go with thee? 29 And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon chap 34 as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled. 30.1 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left. 31 Then the king arose, and tare his garments and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. |