⁵And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, ^cAs the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing ^||shall surely die:

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cSee Ruth 3:13.
||Or, is worthy to die, [or, is a son of death, 1 Sam. 26:16]. See 1 Sam. 20:31.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

David was infuriated with the man and said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!

NLTNew Living Translation

David was furious. “As surely as the Lord lives,” he vowed, “any man who would do such a thing deserves to die!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then the anger of David was kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to die!