Nathan Rebukes David
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Then the LORD sent Nathan to David. And a he came to him, and b said to him: "There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.
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"The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds.
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"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.
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"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."
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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!
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"And he shall restore c fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity."
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Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! Thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'I d anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
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'I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if that had been too little, I also would have given you much more!
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e 'Why have you f despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? g You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon.
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'Now therefore, h the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.'
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"Thus says the LORD: 'Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will i 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, j but I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.' "
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k So David said to Nathan, l "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has m put away your sin; you shall not die.
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"However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD n to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die."
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 21:7
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel.
Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
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Cross References
Psalms 51:1
Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
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Cross References
1 Kings 20:35 - 41
Now a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor by the word of the LORD, "Strike me, please." And the man refused to strike him.
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Cross References
Exodus 22:1
If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
Luke 19:8
Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 16:13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
2 Samuel 5:3
Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 15:19
"Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you swoop down on the spoil, and do evil in the sight of the LORD?"
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Cross References
Numbers 15:31
'Because he has despised the word of the LORD, and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt shall be upon him.'"
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Cross References
2 Samuel 11:14 - 17
In the morning it happened that David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
2 Samuel 11:27
And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 13:28
Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, "Watch now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, 'Strike Amnon!' then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant.
2 Samuel 18:14
Then Joab said, "I cannot linger with you." And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through Absalom's heart, while he was still alive in the midst of the terebinth tree.
1 Kings 2:25
So King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he struck him down, and he died.
Amos 7:9
The high places of Isaac shall be desolate, And the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste. I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:30
You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall lie with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but shall not gather its grapes.
2 Samuel 16:21
And Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Go in to your father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that you are abhorred by your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong.
2 Samuel 16:22
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 16:22
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 15:24
Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 24:10
And David's heart condemned him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the LORD, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done; but now, I pray, O LORD, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.
Job 7:20
Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?
Psalms 51:1
Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
Luke 18:13
"And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!'
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Cross References
2 Samuel 24:10
And David's heart condemned him after he had nu...
Job 7:21
Why then do You not pardon my transgression, An...
Psalms 32:1 - 5
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, ...
Proverbs 28:13
He who covers his sins will not prosper, But wh...
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And p...
Zechariah 3:4
Then He answered and spoke to those who stood b...
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