2 Samuel 12:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

One day someone came to visit the rich man, but the rich man didn't want to kill any of his own sheep or cattle and serve it to the visitor. So he stole the poor man's little lamb and served it instead.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:3

but the poor man had only one little lamb that he had bought and raised. The lamb became a pet for him and his children. He even let it eat from his plate and drink from his cup and sleep on his lap. The lamb was like one of his own children.

2 Samuel 12:5

David was furious with the rich man and said to Nathan, “I swear by the living LORD that the man who did this deserves to die!

James 1:14

We are tempted by our own desires that drag us off and trap us.

Judges 19:17

He noticed that the Levite was just in town to spend the night. “Where are you going?” the old man asked. “Where did you come from?”