Polyglot Bible: 2 Samuel: 2 Samuel 12

This is 2 Samuel 12 from the Hebrew Bible, presented in a parallel-text scholarly format: the King James Version with interlinear Strong's concordance numbers alongside the Greek Septuagint (LXX). The chapter opens with the prophet Nathan confronting King David through a parable about a rich man who steals a poor man's beloved lamb to feed a guest, prompting David's outrage — before Nathan delivers the devastating accusation, "Thou art the man." Nathan then pronounces divine judgment on David for his adultery with Bathsheba and the arranged killing of Uriah: violence will never leave David's household, and his wives will be publicly humiliated. David confesses his sin, receives partial forgiveness (his own life is spared), but is told his infant son will die — which promptly occurs after seven days of David's fasting and mourning. The chapter closes with David's counterintuitive calm after the child's death (explaining that prayer made sense while there was hope, but not after), the birth of Solomon and his divine favor, and a brief military coda in which Joab and David complete the conquest of Rabbah. The parallel KJV/LXX presentation highlights minor textual variants — notably the LXX has David condemning the man to repay *sevenfold* rather than KJV's *fourfold* — making this a source-critical resource for biblical scholars rather than a devotional text.

Polyglot Bible: 2 Samuel: 2 Samuel 12

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