2 Samuel 12:3

Free Bible Version

but the poor man didn't have anything but one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He cared for it, and it grew up with him and his children. It would eat from his plate and drink from his cup. It slept on his lap and was like a daughter to him.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:3

David sent someone to find out about the woman. He was told, “It's Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam, and wife of Uriah the Hittite.”

2 Samuel 12:2

The rich man had many thousands of sheep and cattle,

2 Samuel 12:4

One day the rich man had a visitor. He didn't want to take one of his own sheep or cattle to feed his visitor. He took the poor man's lamb instead to prepare a meal for his visitor.”

Micah 7:5

Don't trust a neighbor, don't rely on a friend. Watch what you say even to the one who lies in your arms.

Deuteronomy 13:6

Even if your own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your best friend secretly encourages you, saying, “Let's go and worship other gods” unfamiliar to you and your forefathers,