⁷ Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ^(A)‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.

^13 (A)David said to Nathan, ^(B)“I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, ^(C)“The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.

¹⁵ Then Nathan went to his house.

David's Child Dies

And the Lord afflicted the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he became sick.

²⁵ and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah,^[a] because of the Lord.

² the king said to ^(A)Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell ^(B)in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells ^(C)in a tent.”

⁴ But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan,

¹⁷ In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.

¹⁰ but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the mighty men or ^(A)Solomon his brother.

²² While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.

³⁴ And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet there ^(A)anoint him king over Israel. ^(B)Then blow the trumpet and say, ^(C)‘Long live King Solomon!’