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David fetcheth the ark.

Before CHRIST cir. 1042.

a1 Chron. 13.5,6

CHAP. VII.

AGAIN, David gathered together all ter looked through a window,

sand.

the chosen men of Israel, thirty thou

2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Or, Bas Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence Kirjathe the ark of God, || whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.

lah, that is, rum, Josh 15.9, 60. Or, at which the

name, even

the name of the LORD

3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the of heats, was house of Abinadab that was in || Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.

called upon. bi Sam- 4 4. Ps. 80. 1.

leb made

to ride.

eSet Numb.

4 And they brought it out of the Sam. house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, Or the Jall. taccompanying the ark of God: and Saz. 7. Ahio went before the ark.

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Heb. with.

e 1 Chron. 139, he is

den.

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 on cornets, and on cymbals.

6¶ And when they came to "Nachon's called, Chi- threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his See Numb. hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen || shook it.

415

1 Or, stumbled.

#1 Sam. & 19.

7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote Or, rak him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

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king David leaping and dancing 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 15.1. P. +pitched for it: and David 'offered burnt + Heb. offerings and peace offerings before the stretched. LORD.

18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering 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. all the people departed every one to his house.

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21 And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before d1 Sam, 13. 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 | Or, of the hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in of my serv honour.

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23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her e See 1 Sam. death.

CHAP. VII.

1 Nathan first approving the purpose of David to build God an 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.

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15-35. Isai. 22. 14. Matt. 1. 25.

al

1042.

17. 1, &c.

AND it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had 1 Chron. given him rest round about from all his enemies;

2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in ban house b ch.5.11. of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

d

See Acts

7. 46.

d Exod. 26. 1. & 40. 21.

3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Kings 8. LORD is with thee.

4¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,

17, 18. 1 Chron. 22. 7 & 28. 2.

+ Heb. to my servant, to David. fSee 1 Kings 1 Chron. 22. 8. & 28.3

5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, 'Shalt thou build 5.3. &8.19. me an house for me to dwell in?

God's promises to David.

CHRIST

16.

'2 SAMUEL.

Before 6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any
cir. 1043. house since the time that I brought up
1 Kings 8. the children of Israel out of Egypt, even
to this day, but have walked in a tent
and in a tabernacle.

h Exod. 40. 18, 19, 34

12. Deut. 23.

14.

7 In all the places wherein I have i Lev. 26. 11, i walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with || any of the tribes 17.6, any of of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye Ps.78.71,72. not me an house of cedar?

1 Chron.

the judges.

k ch. 5. 2.

Matt. 2. 6.

Acts 20. 28.

8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD 11 Sam. 16. of hosts, 1I took thee from the sheepcote, + from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

11, 12. Ps.

78. 70.

+ Heb.from after.

in 1 Sam. 18. 14. ch. 5. 10. & 8. 6, 14.

6. Ps. 89. 23.

9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest," and have cut off all thine Sam. 31. enemies fout of thy sight, and have made +Heb. from thee a great name, like unto the name of thy face. the great men that are in the earth. o Gen. 12. 2. 10 Moreover I will appoint a place for P. 442 my people Israel, and will plant them, 24.6. Amos that they may dwell in a place of their q Ps. 89. 22. Own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

p 2.

9.15

r Judg. 2. 14, 15,16. 1 Sam.

106. 42.

8 ver. 1.

11 And as 'since the time that I com12.2, 11. Ps. manded judges to be over, my people Israel, and have 'caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth Exod. 1.21. thee that he will make thee an house. 12 ¶ And "when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, 'I will set up thy seed after thee, which 16. 1 Kings shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

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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 f Gen. 32. 10. sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 19 And this was yet a small thing in Ever. 12, 13. thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a hAnd is this the great while to come. manner of man, O Lord GOD?

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David's
's prayer and thanksgiving.

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.

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Before CHRIST cir. 1042

16. 25

5. Ps. 48. 1.

96.4 & 135

1 Deut. 3.24.

39. 1 Sam. 2.

22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD 1 Chron. God: for there is none like thee, nei- 2 Chron. 2. ther is there any God beside thee, accord- &86. 10. & ing to all that we have heard with our ears.& 145323 And what one nation in the earth Jer. 10. 6 is like thy people, even like Israel, whom & 4 35. & 32God went to redeem for a people to him- 2. P. 86. 8. self, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy 18, 2 land, before "thy people, which thou re- 7, 32, 34. deemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

& 89. 6, 8.

m Deut.

147.20.
n Deut. 9.
26. Neh. 1.

4-200Ps.

10.

18.

24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee Deut. 26. for ever: and thou, LORD, art become p Ps 48. 14their God.

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.

+ Heb.open

27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, say-ed the car. ing, I will build thee an house: therefore Ruth 44 hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

1 Sam. 9. 15

17.

28 And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and a John 17. thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GoD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

CHAP. VIII.

1 David subdueth the Philistines and the Mo-
abites. 3 He smiteth Hadadezer, and the
Syrians. 9 Toi sendeth Joram with pre-
sents to bless him. 11 The presents and the
spoil David dedicateth to God. 14 He put-
teth garrisons in Edom. 16 David's officers.

AND after this it came to pass, that

thon pleased Hebbe and bless.

r ch.22. 51.

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David smote the Philistines, and 18. 1, &c. subdued them: and David took || Metheg- 1 ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. Amma 2 And he smote Moab, and measured b Numb. 24 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 a P. 72. 10 became David's servants, and brought See 1 Sam. gifts.

d

cver. 6, & 14

10. 27.
JOr, Hader

ezer.

e ch. 10, 6

3¶ David smote also Hadadezer, Chron. 18 the son of Rehob, king of "Zobah, as he 3 went to recover his border at the river Ps. 6o. title. Euphrates.

f See Gen. 15.18.

4 And David took || from him a thou- ¡ Or, of his.

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6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. *And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

7 And David took 'the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 And from || Betah, and from || BeroOr, Chun, thai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took Chron. 18. exceeding much brass.

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9 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 Heb ask 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:

+ Heb. was a man of

wars with hd

hand were. n 1 Kings 7. 51. 1 Chron.

18.11.& 6

25.

11 Which also king David "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 Żobah. 13 And David gat him a name when 2 Kings 14 he returned from †smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen Chron. 18. thousand men.

+ Heb. his smiting.

7.

p See

12. Ps. 60.

utle.

14 And he put garrisons in Edom; Or, slay throughout all Edom put he garrisons, Gen. 27. and all they of Edom became David's And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

237,40. Namb.24.18. T ver. 6.

sch. 19 13

servants.

15¶ And David reigned over all Is1 Chron. 11. rael; and David executed judgment and 1 Kings 4 justice unto all his people.

6. & 18 15

3

| Or, remcn.

16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was bracer, t, over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was || recorder;

writer of Chronicles.

a 1 Chron.

24-3

lary.

x 1 Chron. 18 17.

17 And "Zadok the son of Ahitub, Or, ser and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; 18*And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the 'Cherethites and the PelethOr. prisen, ites; and David's sons were || chief rulers. CHAP. IX.

y 1 Sam. 30. 14

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1 David by Ziba sendeth for Mephibosheth. 7 For Jonathan's sake he entertaineth him at his table, and restoreth him all that was Saul's. 9 He maketh Ziba his farmer.

AND any that

ND David said, Is there yet any that

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6 Now when || Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come Chron. 8. unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!

7 ¶ And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness fret. 1, 3. 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 a dead dog as I am?

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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 i ver. 7, 11, bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had 13.ch. 19.28. 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.

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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 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 doth David? 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 Isai. 20. 4. middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

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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 return.

6 ¶ And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of || Ish-tob twelve thousand men.

7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty

men.

8 And the children of Ammon came

out, and the the battle in may at the entering in of the gate: and 'the Syrians of Zoba, and of 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 Ammon.

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.

Sam. 4. h

12 Be of good courage, and let us 1.6. play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.

i 1 Sam. 3.

18.

15 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

He killeth Shobach.

Before CHRIST

14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled cir. 1037. 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 cir. 1036. they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

That is, Euphrates. of 1 Or, She

16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host 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.

phach, 1 Chron. 19

16.

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Heh, at the cir. 1935

Heb. year. Kings

10.

go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; 2 Chrou. 36 and they destroyed the children of Am- 1 Chron. mon, and besieged Rabbah. But, David 01. tarried still at Jerusalem.

2 ¶ And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and 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 enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this || Bath-sheba, the daughter of || Eliam, 1 the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

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Uriah slain in battle.

Before CHRIST

CHAP. XII.

7 And when Uriah was come unto him, ir. 1035 David demanded of him how Joab did, +Heb.of the and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

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8 And David said to Uriah, Go down Gen. 18.4 to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, + Heb. went and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.

out after

him.

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 thine house? b ch. 7.2, 6. 11 And Uriah said unto David, "The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; i ch. 20. 6. and my lord Joab, 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, 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 k Gen. 19. made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed 1with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

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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?

21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jude 6.32, P Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a Jerattual piece of a milstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy

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David taketh Bath-sheba to wife.

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 messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth tone 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.

Before CHRIST cir. 1035

b.be evil Heb. to

in thine eyes.

and such.

27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him 9 ch. 12.9. a son. But the thing that David had done + displeased the LORD.

1

CHAP. XII.

Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causeth David to be his own judge. 7 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 Da

↑ Heb. was evil in the

eyes of.

cir. 103+

title.

5, &c.

vid. And he came unto him, and a Ps. 51. b said unto him, There were two men in b See ch. 14. one city; the one rich, and the other poor. Kings 20. 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:

35,-41. Isai.

35,7

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 ↑ Heb. 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 wayfaring 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 fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

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