So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he arrived, he said to him: There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
1 Kings 20:40 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But while your servant was busy here and there, he disappeared.’ The king of Israel said to him, ‘That will be your sentence; you yourself have decided it.’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But while your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, Such is your own verdict; you yourself have decided it. American Standard Version (1901) And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. Common English Bible Your servant got busy doing this and that, and the prisoner disappeared.” Israel’s king replied, “It appears you have decided your own fate.” Catholic Public Domain Version And while I was distracted, turning one way and another, suddenly, he was not to be seen." And the king of Israel said to him, "This is your judgment, that which you yourself have decreed." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And whilst I in a hurry turned this way and that on a sudden he was not to be seen. And the king of Israel said to him: This is thy judgment, which thyself hast decreed. |
So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he arrived, he said to him: There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
The woman asked, ‘Why have you devised something similar against the people of God? When the king spoke as he did about this matter, he has pronounced his own guilt. The king has not brought back his own banished one.
As the king was passing by, he cried out to the king and said, ‘Your servant marched out into the middle of the battle. Suddenly, a man turned aside and brought someone to me and said, “Guard this man! If he is ever missing, it will be your life in place of his life, or you will weigh out thirty-five kilograms of silver.”
He quickly removed the bandage from his eyes. The king of Israel recognised that he was one of the prophets.
Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.
The one who does the Lord’s business deceitfully is cursed, and the one who withholds his sword from bloodshed is cursed.
‘He told him, “I will condemn you by what you have said, you evil servant! If you knew I was a harsh man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,