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Then the anger of David was kindled[a] against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As Yahweh lives,[b] the man who has done this deserves to die![c] He shall restore the ewe lamb fourfold because he has done this thing, and because he had no pity.” Then Nathan said to him, “You are the man! Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘I anointed you as king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:5 Literally “the nose of David became very hot”
  2. 2 Samuel 12:5 Literally “The life of Yahweh”
  3. 2 Samuel 12:5 Literally “is a son of death”

David(A) burned with anger(B) against the man(C) and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives,(D) the man who did this must die! He must pay for that lamb four times over,(E) because he did such a thing and had no pity.”

Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man!(F) This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed(G) you(H) king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.

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