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2 Samuel 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.

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2 Samuel 12:2

-"The wealthy man had a great many flocks and herds.

2 Samuel 12:3

-"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.

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2 Samuel 12:4

-"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."

2 Samuel 12:5

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!

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2 Samuel 12:6

"So he must make restitution for the lamb four times over, since he did this thing and had no compassion."

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