1 God sent Nathan to King David. Nathan said, “Two men lived in one town. One was rich. One was poor.” ️️ 2 The rich man had many sheep and cows. 3 The poor man had one small lamb. He loved it. It ate with him and slept by him. It was like a child to him. ❤️ 4 A guest came to the rich man. The rich man did not use his own animals. He took the poor man’s lamb and cooked it. 5 David got very mad. He said, “That man must die!” 6 David said, “He must pay back four lambs. He was not kind.” 4️⃣ 7 Nathan said, “You are that man. God made you king and saved you.” ☝️ 8 God said, “I gave you many things. I gave you a house, land, and people. I could give more.” 9 God said, “Why did you do this bad thing? You made Uriah die in war. You took his wife for you.” ⚔️ 10 God said, “Now there will be fighting in your family, because you took Uriah’s wife.” ⚔️ 11 God said, “Bad will rise from your own house. Someone close will take your wives, where all can see.” 12 “You hid your sin. But all will see what will happen in the light.” ➡️ 13 David said, “I did sin to God.” Nathan said, “God forgives you. You will not die.” ➡️ 14 “But you made God’s name look bad. The baby born to you will die,” Nathan said. 15 Nathan went home. God let the baby get very sick. 16 David prayed to God for the baby. He did not eat. He lay on the floor all night. ️ 17 His helpers tried to help him get up and eat. He would not. ♂️ 18 On day seven, the baby died. The helpers were scared to tell David. 7️⃣ 19 David saw them whisper. He asked, “Is the baby dead?” They said, “Yes.” ❓ 20 David got up. He washed and put on clean clothes. He went to God’s house and prayed. Then he went home and ate. 21 His helpers said, “Why did you do this? You cried and did not eat before. Now you eat.” ❓ 22 David said, “When the baby lived, I cried and did not eat. I hoped God might let the baby live.” 23 “Now he is dead. I cannot bring him back. One day I will go to him. He will not come to me.” ⏳ 24 David hugged Bathsheba to help her. Later, she had a baby boy. They named him Solomon. God loved him. 25 God sent Nathan with a word. Nathan also called the baby Jedidiah. This name showed God’s love. ️ 26 Joab fought the city Rabbah of Ammon. He took the king city. ⚔️️ 27 Joab sent a note to David. He said, “I took the water part of the city.” ✉️️ 28 Joab said, “Bring the people. Come take the city, so it has your name.” 29 David gathered all the people. He went to Rabbah, fought, and took it. ♂️⚔️ 30 David took the king’s gold crown with pretty stones. They put it on David’s head. He took many good things from the city. 31 David made the people work with saws, iron tools, and bricks in many Ammon towns. Then David and all the people went home to Jerusalem. ️️