2 Samuel 12:1

Nathan the Prophet Confronts David

12:1 So the Lord sent Nathan1 to David. When he came to David,2 Nathan3 said,4 “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

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1	tc A few medieval Hebrew mss, the LXX, and the Syriac Peshitta add “the prophet.” The words are included in a few modern English version (e.g., TEV, CEV, NLT).
2	tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3	tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4	tn The Hebrew text repeats “to him.”