2 Samuel 12:1

So the Lord sent Nathan ¹  to David. When he came to David, ²  Nathan ³  said, ⁴  “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

Jud 9:7-15; 2Sa 7:1-5; 2Sa 11:10-17,25; 2Sa 14:5-11; 2Sa 14:14; 2Sa 24:11-13; 1Ki 13:1; 1Ki 18:1; 1Ki 20:35-41; 2Ki 1:3; Ps 51:1; Isa 5:1-7; Isa 57:17,18; Mt 21:33-45; Lu 15:11-32; Lu 16:19-31

¹ tc A few medieval Hebrew mss, the LXX, and the Syriac Peshitta add “the prophet.” The words are included in a few modern English version (e.g., TEV, CEV, NLT).

² tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn The Hebrew text repeats “to him.”