II Samuel 12:3
The Scripture
(3) But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Nathan confronted David with the parable of the poor man's ewe lamb, exposing his sin with Bathsheba and Uriah, and David repented though the child born to them died. Bathsheba later bore Solomon, and Joab and David together completed the capture of the Ammonite city of Rabbah.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Samuel 11:3Proverbs 5:18Proverbs 5:19Deuteronomy 13:6Micah 7:5
Related verses (shared words)
Luke 12:53Leviticus 14:10Leviticus 14:21II Samuel 13:5I Kings 8:64II Kings 16:15