¹⁶ This thing that you have done is not good. ^(A)As the Lord lives, you deserve to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is and the jar of water that was ^(B)at his head.”

³ among whom we all once lived in ^(A)the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body^[a] and the mind, and ^(B)were by nature ^(C)children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.^[b]

²⁸ For all my father's house were but men doomed to death before my lord the king, but ^(A)you set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right have I, then, to cry to the king?”

⁵ Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, ^(A)“As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die,

^11 (A)The Lord forbid that I should put out my hand against the Lord's anointed. But take now the spear that is ^(B)at his head and the jar of water, and let us go.”

⁹ But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand ^(A)against the Lord's anointed and be guiltless?”

³¹ For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.”

⁶ He said to his men, ^(A)“The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is ^(B)the Lord's anointed.”