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But the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lambWhich he bought and nourished;And it grew up together with him and his children.It would eat his morsel of bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom,And was like a daughter to him.

Now a visitor came to the rich man,And he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd,To prepare for the traveler who had come to him;Rather he took the poor man's ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him."

Why have you despised the word of Yahweh by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.

And Nathan went to his house. Then Yahweh smote the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, so that he was very sick.

And the elders of his household stood beside him in order to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat food with them.

And David saw that his servants were whispering together, so David discerned that the child had died; so David said to his servants, "Has the child died?" And they said, "He has died."

So David arose from the ground, washed, anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he came into the house of Yahweh and worshiped. Then he came to his own house, and he asked, and they set food before him, and he ate.

Then his servants said to him, "What is this thing that you have done? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept; but when the child died, you arose and ate food."

Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her; and she gave birth to a son, and he named him Solomon. Now Yahweh loved him

Then he took the crown of their king from his head; and its weight was a talent 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 in a very great amount.

And Amnon was so distressed because of his sister Tamar that he made himself ill, for she was a virgin. So it was hard in Amnon's sight to do anything to her.

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house, and he was lying down. And she took dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.

Then he called his young man who attended him and said, "Now cast this woman out of my presence, and lock the door behind her."

Now she had on a long-sleeved garment; for in this manner the virgin daughters of the king dressed themselves in robes. Then his attendant took her out and locked the door behind her.

But Absalom did not speak to Amnon either good or bad; for Absalom hated Amnon because he had violated his sister Tamar.

And Absalom came to the king and said, "Behold now, your servant has sheepshearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant."

Then Absalom commanded his young men, saying, "See now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,' then put him to death. Do not fear; have not I myself commanded you? Be strong and be valiant."

Thus the young men of Absalom did to Amnon just as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose and each mounted his mule and fled.

Then the king arose, tore his clothes and lay on the ground; and all his servants were standing by with clothes torn.

But Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered and said, "Do not let my lord suppose they have put to death all the young men, the king's sons, for Amnon alone has died; because by the intent of Absalom this has been set since the day that he violated his sister Tamar.