2 Samuel 12:4

New English Translation

“When a traveler arrived at the rich man’s home, he did not want to use one of his own sheep or cattle to feed the traveler who had come to visit him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and cooked it for the man who had come to visit him.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:3

But the poor man had nothing except for a little lamb he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up alongside him and his children. It used to eat his food, drink from his cup, and sleep in his arms. It was just like a daughter to him.

2 Samuel 12:5

Then David became very angry at this man. He said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!

James 1:14

But each one is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires.

Judges 19:17

When he looked up and saw the traveler in the town square, the old man said, “Where are you heading? Where do you come from?”