2 Samuel 12:1-7

Nathan Rebukes David

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1} Then the Lord sent ^(A)Nathan to David. And ^(B)he came to him and ^(a)said,

“There were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor.

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“The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.

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“But the poor man had nothing except ^(C)one little ewe lamb
Which he bought and nourished;
And it grew up together with him and his children.
It would eat of his ^(b)bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom,
And was like a daughter to him.

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“Now a traveler came to the rich man,
And he ^(c)was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd,
To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him;
Rather he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”

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5} Then David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, surely the man who has done this ^(d)^(D)deserves to die. ^{Tools
6} He must make restitution for the lamb ^(E)fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion.”

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7} Nathan then said to David, “^(F)You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘^(G)It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul.

Footnotes:

a. 2 Samuel 12:1: ['Lit ', said to him]

b. 2 Samuel 12:3: ['Lit ', morsel]

c. 2 Samuel 12:4: ['Lit ', spared]

d. 2 Samuel 12:5: ['Lit ', is a son of death]

Cross references:

A. 2 Samuel 12:1: 2 Samuel 7:2; 2 Samuel 7:4; 2 Samuel 7:17

C. 2 Samuel 12:3: 2 Samuel 11:3

D. 2 Samuel 12:5: 1 Samuel 26:16

E. 2 Samuel 12:6: Exodus 22:1; Luke 19:8

G. 2 Samuel 12:7: 1 Samuel 16:13