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2 Samuel 12:1-7
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 12
1
Then the
Lord
sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said,
'There were two men in a city, the one wealthy and the other poor.
2
The wealthy man had a great many flocks and herds.
3
But the poor man had nothing at all except one little ewe lamb
Which he bought and nurtured;
And it grew up together with him and his children.
It would eat scraps from him and drink from his cup and lie in his lap,
And was like a daughter to him.
4
Now a visitor came to the wealthy man,
And he could not bring himself to take
any animal
from his own flock or his own herd,
To prepare for the traveler who had come to him;
So he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.'
5
Then David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, 'As the
Lord
lives, the man who has done this certainly deserves to die!
6
So he must make restitution for the lamb four times over, since he did this thing and had no compassion.'
7
Nathan then said to David, 'You yourself are the man! This is what the
Lord
, the God of Israel says: ‘It is I who anointed you as king over Israel, and it is I who rescued you from the hand of Saul.
King James Version
Chapter 12
1
And the
Lord
sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2
The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
3
But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
4
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
5
And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the
Lord
liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
6
And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
7
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the
Lord
God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 12
1
So the
Lord
sent Nathan to David. When he arrived, he said to him: There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
2
The rich man had very large flocks and herds,
3
but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised her, and she grew up with him and with his children. From his meager food she would eat, from his cup she would drink, and in his arms she would sleep. She was like a daughter to him.
4
Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man could not bring himself to take one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.
5
David was infuriated with the man and said to Nathan: "As the
Lord
lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
6
Because he has done this thing and shown no pity, he must pay four lambs for that lamb."
7
Nathan replied to David, "You are the man! This is what the
Lord
God of Israel says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from Saul.
New Living Translation
Chapter 12
1
So the
Lord
sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: 'There were two men in a certain town. One was rich, and one was poor.
2
The rich man owned a great many sheep and cattle.
3
The poor man owned nothing but one little lamb he had bought. He raised that little lamb, and it grew up with his children. It ate from the man’s own plate and drank from his cup. He cuddled it in his arms like a baby daughter.
4
One day a guest arrived at the home of the rich man. But instead of killing an animal from his own flock or herd, he took the poor man’s lamb and killed it and prepared it for his guest.'
5
David was furious. 'As surely as the
Lord
lives,' he vowed, 'any man who would do such a thing deserves to die!
6
He must repay four lambs to the poor man for the one he stole and for having no pity.'
7
Then Nathan said to David, 'You are that man! The
Lord
, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel and saved you from the power of Saul.
English Standard Version
Chapter 12
1
And the
Lord
sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, "There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor.
2
The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
3
but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.
4
Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he took the poor man 's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him."
5
Then David 's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As the
Lord
lives, the man who has done this deserves to die,
6
and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."
7
Nathan said to David, "You are the man! Thus says the
Lord
, the God of Israel, ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
New International Version
Chapter 12
1
The
Lord
sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, "There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor.
2
The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle,
3
but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.
4
"Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him."
5
David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the
Lord
lives, the man who did this must die!
6
He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity."
7
Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the
Lord
, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
New King James Version
Chapter 12
1
Then the
Lord
sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him: “There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.
2
The rich
man
had exceedingly many flocks and herds.
3
But the poor
man
had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him.
4
And a traveler came to the rich man, who refused to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare one for the wayfaring man who had come to him; but he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”
5
So David’s anger was greatly aroused against the man, and he said to Nathan, “
As
the
Lord
lives, the man who has done this shall surely die!
6
And he shall restore fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity.”
7
Then Nathan said to David, “You
are
the man! Thus says the
Lord
God of Israel: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
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