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2 Samuel 12:5-7
New Catholic Bible
2 Samuel 12:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 On hearing this, David flew into a rage against that man, and he said to Nathan: “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die. 6 He must make fourfold restitution[a] for the lamb, because he has done this without showing the least bit of pity.”
David’s Punishment. 7 Then Nathan said to David: “You are that man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I anointed you king of Israel, and I rescued you from the clutches of Saul.
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- 2 Samuel 12:6 Fourfold restitution: although David doesn’t yet admit to his sinfulness, he will be burdened with the death of four of his sons, Bathsheba’s firstborn, and later Amnon, Absalom, and lastly Adonijah.
