The Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, there were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds, but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought.

He brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children, it used to eat his morsel, drink from his cup, and lie in his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him.

There came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his flock or herd to prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him.

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, and he shall restore the lamb fourfold because he did this thing, and because he has no pity.

Nathan said to David, you are the man. Says the Lord, the God of Israel, I anointed you, king, over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul, and I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if this were too little, I would add to you as much more.

Why have you despised the word of the Lord, to do what is evil in his sight?
You have smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.

The sword shall never depart from your house because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah and Hittites to be your wife. Says the lord, behold, I will raise evil against you out of your own house, and I will take your wife before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all of Israel, and before the sun.

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. Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the lord, the child that is born to you shall die.

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