⁵ David^(A) burned with anger^(B) against the man^(C) and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives,^(D) the man who did this must die! ⁶ He must pay for that lamb four times over,^(E) because he did such a thing and had no pity.”

¹³ Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned^(A) against the Lord.”

Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away^(B) your sin.^(C) You are not going to die.^{(D) 14} But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for^[a] the Lord,^(E) the son born to you will die.”