2 Samuel 12:1-7

1Then the Lord sent 1Nathan to David. And 2he came to him and 3said, “There were two men in a city, the one wealthy and the other poor.2The wealthy man had a great many flocks and herds.3But the poor man had nothing at all except 4one little ewe lamb Which he bought and nurtured; And it grew up together with him and his children. It would eat 5scraps from him and drink from his cup and lie 6in his lap, And was like a daughter to him.4Now a visitor came to the wealthy man, And he could not bring himself to take any animal from his own flock or his own herd, To prepare for the traveler who had come to him; So he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.” 5Then David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this certainly 78deserves to die! 6So he must make restitution for the lamb 9four times over, since he did this thing and 10had no compassion.”

7Nathan then said to David, “11You yourself are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘12It is I who anointed you as king over Israel, and it is I who rescued you from the hand of Saul.