The ark fetched from Kirjath jearim. II. SAMUEL. with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of The LORD of hosts b that dwelleth between the cherubims. 3 And they set the ark of God e upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio the sons of Abinadab drave the new cart. Before CHRIST cir. 1042. Or, 15. 9, 60. Before CHRIST 1 Chr. 16. 1 Chr. 15. called upon. of hosts, wasz 1 Chr. 16. made to 4 And they brought it out of d the house of Abinadab, which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. 5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and onOr, the cornets, and on cymbals. 6 And when they came to e Nachon's threshing-floor, Uzzah fput forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it: for the oxen | shook it. ride. See Num. 7. 9. 1 Sam. 6. 7. hill. d 1 Sam. 7. 1. cir. 1042. a Ps. 30, title. David danceth before the ark. 17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in u hia place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David x offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before the LORD. 18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, y he bless. ed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts. 19 z 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 people departed every one to his house. 20 Ta Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, Heb. with.b ver. 14, 16. who buncovered himself to-day in e 1 Chr. 13. the eyes of the handmaids of his 9, he is callservants, as one of the c vain feled, Chidon. f See Num. self! lows || shamelessly uncovereth him 7 And the anger of the LORD 4. 15. was kindled against Uzzah, and Or, g God smote him there for his stumbled. error; and there he died by the g 1 Sam. 6. ark of God. 19. Or, 8 And David was displeased, be- rashness. cause the LORD had made at Heb. breach upon Uzzah: and he called broken. the name of the place || Perez-uzzah! That is, to this day. 9 And 5 David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me ? 10 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom i the Gittite. The breach of Uzzah. li Ps. 119. il Chr. 13. 11 And the ark of the LORD 13. continued in the house of Obed-k Chr. 13. 14. edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD 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 1 Gen. 30. 27. & 39. 5. 25. ark of God. m So David went and m 1 Chr. 15. 13 And it was so, that when 14 And David p danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded q with a linen ephod. 15 r So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. 15. Josh. 3. 3. 1 Chr. 15. 'See 1 Kin. to David. 30. 11. 15. 27. f See 1 Kin. 21 And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, d which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. 22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour. 23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child e unto the day of her death. CHAPTER VII. 1 Nathan first approving the purpose of Darul to build God a house, 4 after by the word of God forbiddeth him. 12 He promiseth him benefits and blessings in his seed. 18 David's prayer and thanksgiving. AND it came to pass, a when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies, 2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in tan house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within d curtains. 3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is e in thine heart: for the LORD is with thee. 4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, 5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to 22. 8. & 28.dwell in ? 3. God's promises to David. the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded k to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? 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 my people, over Israel: 9 And m I was with thee whither soever thou wentest, n and have 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 earth. CHAPTER VIII. Before CHRIST cir. 1042. k ch. 5. 2. Ps. 78. 71, 28. 11, 12. Ps. 11 Sam. 16. 78. 70. + Heb. Before CHRIST cir. 1042. n Deut. 9. o Deut. 26. David's prayer and thanksgiving. earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before n thy people which thou redeemedst to thee from E gypt, from the nations and their gods? 24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a from after.p Ps. 48. 14. people unto thee for ever: Pand thou, LORD, art become their God. m 1 Sam. 18. 14. ch. 5. 10. n1 Sam. 31. 10 Moreover, I will appoint a 6. Ps. 89. 23. place for my people Israel, and will + Heb. from Ppiant them, that they may dwell thy face. in a place of their own, and move o Gen. 12. 2. no more; q neither shall the chil-p Ps. 44. 2. dren of wickedness afflict them any more as beforetime. 11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee t that he will make thee an house. 12 ¶ And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, y I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 z He shall build an house for my name, and I will a stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. c 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, d as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. 16 And ethine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. & 80. 8. Jer. 24. 6. Amos 9. 15. r 11. Ps. 106. s ver. I. t Ex. 1. 21. 1 Kings 11. 38. + Heb. opened the 4. 1 Sam. 9. 15. q John 17. + Heb. be jed and bless. 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, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an 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 a thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: 29 Therefore now t let it please u I Kin. 2. 1. thou pleas- thee to bless the house of thy serx Deut. 31. vant, that it may continue for eve 16. 1 Kings before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be r ch. 22. 51. blessed r for ever. 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; g but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner k 1 Chr. 16. 25. 2 Chr. 2.1 Chr. 18. 3. of man, O Lord GOD? 5. Ps. 48. 1. e ch. 10. 6. & 86. 10. & 96. 4. & 135. 5. & 145. 3. 20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, iknowest thy servant. 21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. 22 Wherefore k thou art great, O Lord GOD: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 And m what one nation in the CHAPTER VIII. 1 David subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites. 3 He smiteth Hadadezer and the Syrians. 9 Toi sendeth Joram with presents to bless him. 11 The presents and the spoil David dedicateth to God. 14 Heputteth garrisons in Edom. 16 David's officers. AND a after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took | Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites c became David's servants, and d brought gifts. 3 David smote also || Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of e Zobah, as he went to recover this border at the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thousand || chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David g houghed all the chariot-horses, but reserved of them for an hundred cha riots. 5 h And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put garrisons_in Syria of Damascus: and the Sy 10 Then Toi sent m Joram his m 1 Chr. 18.1 Chr. 8. 34. son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him (for Hadadezer † had wars with Toi.) And Joram † brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: 11 Which also king David n did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; 12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 13 And David gat him a name when he returned from † smiting of the Syrians in the valley of Salt, P being eighteen thousand men. 14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and q all they of Edom became David's servants. r And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. him of peace. Heb. was a man of wars with. + Heb. in his hand were. n 1 Kin. 7. 51. 1 Chr. 18. 11. & 26. 26. Heb. his miting. o 2 Kings 14. 7. p See 1 Chr. 18. 12. Ps. 60, title. Or, slay ing. q Gen. 27. 29, 37, 40. 15 And David reigned over all Num. 24. 18. Israel; and David executed judg-r ver. 6. ment and justice unto all his people. s ch. 19. 13. & 20. 23. 1 Chr. 11. 6. 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and t Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was & 18. 15. || recorder; t1 Kin. 4. 3. 17 And u Zadok the son of Ahi-Or, rememtub, and Ahimelech the son of A-bancer, or, biathar, were the priests; and Se-writer of raiah was the || scribe; chronicles. u I Chr. 24. 18 And Benaiah the son of Je-3. hoiada was over both the y Chere- Or, secrethites and the Pelethites; and Da-tary, vid's sons were || chief rulers. CHAPTER IX. f ver. 1, 3. 1 Sam. 24. 14. ch. 16. 9. h See ch. 16. 4. & 19. 29. i ver. 7, 11, 13. ch. 19. 28. k ch. 19. 17. 11 Chr. 8. 34. x 1 Chr. 18. 17. m ver. 7, 10. n ver. 3. y 1 Sam. 30. • David by Ziba sendeth for Mephibo- 14. sheth. 7 For Jonathan's sake he enter-Or, taineth him at his table, and restoreth princes. him all that was Saul's. 9 He maketh ch. 20. 26. Ziba his farmer. 5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephiboshetli. And he answered, Behold thy ser vant! 7 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. 8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such g a dead dog as I am? 9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, h 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 i shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had k fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he 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 that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. 13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: m for he did eat continually at the king's table; and n was lame on both his feet. CHAPTER X. 1 David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun the son of Nahash, are villainously entreated. 6 The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, are overcome by Joab and Abishai. 15 Shobach, making a new supply of the Syrians at Helam, is slain by David. AND it came to pass after this, that the a king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. 2 Then said David, I will shew kindness unto 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 His ambassadors abused by Hanun. servants came into the land of the children of Ammon. 3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? 4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, beven to their buttocks, and sent them away. 5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then re turn. CHAPTER XI. Before CHRIST cir. 1037. Heb. In thine eyes doth David? b Is. 20. 4. & 47. 2. Ex. 5. 21. 6 T And when the children of Ammon saw that they cstank be-c Gen. 34. fore David, the children of Am- 30. mon sent and hired d the Syrians 1 Sam. 13, 4.1 of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of d ch. 8. 3, 5. Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of || Ish-tob twelve thou-Or, the men sand men. 7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of ethe mighty men. 8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: of Tob, See Judg. 11. 3, 5. e ch. 23. 8. and f the Syrians of Zoba and of f ver. 6. Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field. 9 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians: 10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Am mon. 11 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee. 12 g Be of good courage, and let us b play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good. 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 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves togetner. Deut. 31. h1 Sam. 4. Cor. 16. 13. 9. il Sam. 3. 18. cir. 1036. 16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were That is, beyond the river: and they came Euphrates. Before CHRIST cir. 1036. Or, Shophach, 1 Chr. 19. 16. Or, Bath-shuah, 1 Chr. 3. 5. Or, Ammiel. d ch. 23. 39. e Ps. 51,title. James 1. 14. Or, and when she had purified herself, &c. she returned. Lev. 15. 19, 28. & 18. 19. +Heb. of the peace of, &c. David's adultery with Uriah's wife. 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. 18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand k horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there. 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 children of Ammon any more. ND it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that a David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rubbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. 2 T And it came to pass in an evening-tide, that David arose from off his bed, band walked upon the roof of the king'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 Eliam, the wife d of Uriah the Hittite? 4 And David sent messengers and took her and she came in unto him, and e he lay with her; ( for she was fpurified 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. 7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. 8 And David said to Uriah, Go Gen. 18. 4. down to thy house, and g wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there † followed him a mess of meat from the king. unto his house, David said untol Uriah, Camest thou not from thy CHRIST CHRIST journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house? 11 And Uriah said unto David, cir. 1035. h The ark, and Israel, and Judah, h ch. 7. 2, 6. abide in tents; and imy lord Joab, i ch. 20. 6. and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine 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, Turry here to-day also, and tomorrow 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 k drunk:k Gen. 19. and at even he went out to lie on 33, 35. his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. 1 ver. 9. 14 And it came to pass in the morning, that David m wrote a let-m See 1 Kin. ter to Joab, and sent it by the hand 21. 8, 9. of Uriah. 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the thottest battle, and + Heb. retire ye from him, that he may n be smitten, and die. 16 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also. 18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war; 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? strong. after him. + Heb. from n ch. 12. 9. 21 Who smote o Abimelech the o Judg. 9. son of p Jernb-besheth? did not a 53. Judg. 6. woman cast a piece of a mill-stone 2 upon him from the wall that he Jerubbaal. died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? Then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. 22 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 cir. 1035. Heb. be evil inthine eyes. Heb. so and such. q ch. 12. 9. + Heb. was evil in the eyes of. cir. 1034. Nathan's parable of the ewe-lamb 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 city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. 26 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. 27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she q became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done † dist pleased the LORD. CHAPTER XII. 1 Nathan's parable of the ewe-amo causeth David to be his own judge. 1 David, reproved by Nathan, confesseth his sin, and is pardoned. 15 David mourneth and prayeth for the child, while it lived. 24 Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah. 26 David taketh Rabbah, and tortureth the people thereof. AND the LORD sent Nathan unto a Ps. 51, ti-him, and bsaid unto him, There David. And a he came unto were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. tle. b See ch. 14. 5, &c. 1 Kings 20. 35,-41. Is. 5. 3. + Heb. morsel. Or, is worthy to die, or, is a son c Ex. 22. 1. 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 own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 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. 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 cfour-fold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. 7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I danointed d1 Sain. 16. thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 13. e See 1 Sam. 15. 19. f Num. 15. 31. 8 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 e Wherefore hast thou fdespised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? g thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the ch. 11. 15, sword, and hast taken his wife to be 16, 17, 27. thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. |