2 Samuel 12:1 (NIV) The
LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he
said, ÒThere were two men in a certain town, one rich and
the other poor. 2 The rich man had a very large number of
sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing
except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and
it grew up with him and his children. It shared his
food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was
like a daughter to him. 4 Now a traveler came to the rich
man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own
sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who
had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that
belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one
who had come to him.Ó