2 Samuel 12:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised her, and she grew up with him and with his children. From his meagre food she would eat, from his cup she would drink, and in his arms she would sleep. She was like a daughter to him.

Cross References

Micah 7:5

Do not rely on a friend; don’t trust in a close companion. Seal your mouth from the woman who lies in your arms.

2 Samuel 11:3

So David sent someone to enquire about her, and he said, ‘Isn’t this Bathsheba,  daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah  the Hethite? ’

Deuteronomy 13:6

‘If your brother, the son of your mother,  or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let’s go and worship other gods” #– #which neither you nor your ancestors have known,

2 Samuel 12:2

The rich man had very large flocks and herds,

2 Samuel 12:4

Now a traveller came to the rich man, but the rich man could not bring himself to take one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveller who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.