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19 And David saw that his servants were whispering, and David perceived that the child was dead. And David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.” 20 And David arose from the ground, and he washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes, and he went into the house of YHWH and worshiped. And he went to his own house, and he requested, and they set before him food, and he ate. 21 And his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept; and when the child died, you arose and ate food.” 22 And he said, “While the child was alive I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows that YHWH may be gracious, and the child may live?’ 23 And he is dead. Why is this that I should fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, and he shall not return to me.” 24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and she called his name Solomon. And YHWH loved him. 25 And He sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet. And He called his name Jedidiah, because of YHWH. 26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and he captured the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and he said, “I have fought against Rabbah; Also I have captured the waters of the city. 28 And now gather together the rest of the people and encamp against the city and take it, lest I take the city, and my name it be called after it.” 29 And David gathered together all the people, and he went to Rabbah and fought against it and took it. 30 And he took the crown of their king from his head, and its weight was a talent of gold, with precious stones; and it was set on the head of David, and the plunder of the city he brought out in great abundance. 31 And the people who were in it he brought out, and he set them to the saw, and to picks of iron, and to axes of iron, and he made pass through to the brick kilns. And so he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. 2 Samuel 12:19-31, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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