KJV ORIGINAL
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Nathan said to David, 'You are that man!' This is what the LORD God of Israel says: 'I made you king over Israel, and I saved you from Saul's power;'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The prophet Nathan directly confronts King David, reminding him that God made him king and protected him from his enemies.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after Nathan told David a parable about a rich man who stole a poor man's beloved lamb, and David angrily declared the rich man deserved to die. Nathan then reveals that David himself is the rich man in the story, referring to David's sin with Bathsheba and his arrangement of her husband Uriah's death in battle.
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