2Samuel:12:1-13
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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 .
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The rich man had very many flocks and herds ;
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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 bosom ,
and it was like a daughter to him .
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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 wayfarer who had come to him ,
but he took the poor man '
s lamb ,
and prepared it for the man who had come to him ."
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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 ;
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and he shall restore the lamb fourfold ,
because he did this thing ,
and because he had no pity ."
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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 ;
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and I gave you your master '
s house ,
and your master '
s wives into your bosom ,
and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah ;
and if this were too little ,
I would add to you as much more .
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Why have you despised the word of the LORD ,
to do what is evil in his sight ?
You have smitten Uri '
ah the Hittite with the sword ,
and have taken his wife to be your wife ,
and have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites .
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Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house ,
because you have despised me ,
and have taken the wife of Uri '
ah the Hittite to be your wife .'
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Thus says the LORD , `
Behold ,
I will raise up evil against you out of your own house ;
and I will take your wives before your eyes ,
and give them to your neighbor ,
and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun .
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For you did it secretly ;
but I will do this thing before all Israel ,
and before the sun .'"
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David said to Nathan , "
I have sinned against the LORD ."
And Nathan said to David , "
The LORD also has put away your sin ;
you shall not die .
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