A   And the Lorde sent Nathan vnto Dauid. And he came vnto h&ibar; and tolde hym: there were two men in one cytie, the one ryche, and the other poore. The ryche man had excedynge many shepe and oxen. But the poore had nothynge saue one lytle shepe, whych he had bought, and noryshhed vp. And it grewe vp wyth hym and wyth hys chyldren also, and dyd eate of hys awne meate, and drancke of hys awne cuppe, and slept in hys bosome, and was vnto hym as hys daughter. And there cam a straunger vnto the ryche m&abar;. And he coulde not fynde in hys heart to take of hys awne shepe, and of hys awne oxen, to dresse for the straunger that was come vnto hym. But toke the poore m&abar;nes shepe, and dressed it for þe; man

Dauid that was come to him: B   And Dauid was excedyng wroth &wt; the man, and sayde to Nathan: as surely as the Lorde lyueth, the man that hath done this thyng ^note is &rhand; the chylde of deeth. He shall restore the lambe ^note twyse foure folde, because he dyd thys thynge, and had no pitye. And Nathan sayth to Dauid: thou art the m&abar;. Thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel, ^note I anoynted the kynge ouer Israel, and rydde the out of the h&abar;de of Saul, I gaue the thy masters house, and &rhand; thy masters wyues into thy bosome, and gaue the, the house of Israel and of Iuda, ∧ might (yf that had bene to lytle) haue geuen the so moche moare. Wherfore then hast thou despised the commaundement of the Lorde, to do wyckednesse in hys syght? thou hast kylde Urias the Hethite with the swerde, and hast tak&ebar; his wife to thy wyfe, ∧ hast slayne hym with the swerde of the chyldren of Ammon.

C   Nowe therfore, the swerde shall neuer depart from thyne house, because thou hast despysed me, and taken the wyfe of Urias the Hethite, to be thy wife. Wherfore thus sayth the Lorde: beholde, I wyll stere vp euell agaynst the, euen out of thyne awne house, ∧ wyll ^note take thy wyues before thyne eyes, and geue them vnto thy neyghboure, and he shall lye wyth thy wyues &rhand; in the syght of the sonne. For thou dydest it secretly, But I wyll do thys thynge before all Israel, and in the open sonne lygth.

D   And Dauid sayde vnto Nath&abar; ^note I haue synned agaynst the Lorde. And Nath&abar; sayd vnto Dauid: the Lorde also hath put awaye thy synne, thou shalt not dye. Howbeit, because in doyng thys deade, thou hast geuen the enemyes of the Lord a cause to rayle, the chylde that is borne vnto the, shall surelye dye. And Nathan departed vnto hys house. And the Lorde stroke the chylde that Urias wyfe bare vnto Dauid, and it sickened sore. Dauid therfore besought God for þe; chylde, and fasted and went in, and laye all nyght vpon the erthe. And the elders of hys house arose and went to hym, to take him vp from þe; erth. But he wolde not, nether dyd he eate meat wyth them.

And it happened the seu&ebar;th daye, that þe; chylde dyed. E   And the seruauntes of Dauid durst not tell him, that the chylde was deed. For they sayd: beholde, while the chyld was yet alyue, we spake vnto hym, and he wolde not herken vnto oure voyce. Howe wyll he then vexe hym selfe, yf we tell hym, that the chylde is deed? But Dauid seynge hys seruauntes whysperynge, perceaued, that the chylde was deed, ∧ Dauid sayd vnto hys seruauntes: is the chylde deed? They sayde: yee. And Dauid arose fr&obar; the erth, and washed and anoynted him selfe, and cha&ubar;ged his apparell, ∧ came into the house of the Lorde, ∧ Salomon worshypped, ∧ afterward cam to hys awne house and badd þt; they shulde set &rhand; bred before hym, and he dyd eate. Then sayd his seruauntes vnto hym: what thynge is thys, that thou hast done? F   Thou dyddest faste and wepe for the chylde, whyle it was a lyue, ∧ as sone as it was deed, thou diddest ryse vp, and eate meate. He sayde: whyle the chylde was yet a lyue, I fasted and wepte. For this I thought: who can tell whether God wyll haue mercye on me, that the chylde maye lyue. ^noteBut nowe, seynge it is deed, wherfore shulde I fast? can I brynge him agayne any moare? I shall go to hym, rather th&ebar; he shall come agayne to me. And Dauid conforted Bethsabe his wyfe, and went in vnto her, and laye wyth her, and she bare a sonne, and called his name ^{note note} Salomon, and the Lorde loued hym. And he sent by the hande of Nathan the prophete, and called his name ^note Iedidia, of the Lordes behalfe.

G   Ioab fought agaynst Raba the cytie of the chyldren of Ammon, and toke the &rhand; cyty of the kyngdome. And Ioab sent messengers to Dauid, sayeng: I haue made assawt to Raba, and haue taken &rhand; the cytie wyth waters. Nowe therfore geather þe; rest of the people together, and besege the cytie, that thou mayest take it: lest I take it, and call it after my name. And Dauid geathered all þe; people together, and went agaynst Raba, ∧ beseged it, and gatt it. ^noteAnd he toke theyr kynges croune from of hys heed, which wayed an hundred wayght of golde, and in it were precyous stones. And &rhand; it was set on Dauids heed. And he brought out the spoyle of the cytie in excedynge great aboundance. And he caryed out the people that was therin, and &rhand; put them vpon sawes and vpon yron harowes, and vp&obar; axes of yr&obar;, ∧ thrust them into the tylekell. Thus dyd he with all the cyties of the children of Amm&obar;. And so Dauid and all the people returned vnto Ierusalem.

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