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