2 Samuel 12:1-6

1So the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: “There were two men in a certain town. One was rich, and one was poor.

2The rich man owned a great many sheep and cattle.

3The poor man owned nothing but one little lamb he had bought. He raised that little lamb, and it grew up with his children. It ate from the man’s own plate and drank from his cup. He cuddled it in his arms like a baby daughter.

4One day a guest arrived at the home of the rich man. But instead of killing an animal from his own flock or herd, he took the poor man’s lamb and killed it and prepared it for his guest.”

5David was furious. “As surely as the Lord lives,” he vowed, “any man who would do such a thing deserves to die!

6He must repay four lambs to the poor man for the one he stole and for having no pity.”