Nathan then said to David, “(A)You yourself are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘(B)It is I who anointed you as king over Israel, and it is I who rescued you from the hand of Saul.

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40 Now while your servant was busy here and there, he disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you yourself determined it.” 41 Then he quickly took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets. 42 And the prophet said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Since you have let go from your hand the man I had designated for destruction, (A)your [a]life shall be forfeited in place of his [b]life, and your people in place of his people.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:42 Lit soul
  2. 1 Kings 20:42 Lit soul

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