And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:

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

And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

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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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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 [a]shall surely die! And he shall restore (A)fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity.”

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

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:5 deserves to die, lit. is a son of death