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2 Samuel 12:4-6
New Catholic Bible
2 Samuel 12:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 “On one occasion the rich man welcomed a traveler into his house, but he had no wish to take one animal from his flock or herd to provide a meal for his guest. Instead he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared that for his visitor.”
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.”
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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.