...even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not.'" 2 Samuel xii. 7 — 9: " 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. And I gave thee thy master's house,...

...lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth,...man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul. JUDGES ix. 8 — 15. — The trees...

...lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man ; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth,...pity. And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man." The parable from which the text is taken, is likewise admirably adapted to the occasion. It was spoken...

...he did not pause to ask who was the sinner. His anger was greatly kindled, and he hastily replied, " As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing...because he did this thing, and because he had no pity." Here he unconsciously condemned himself, and gave Nathan an opportunity of applying his parable distinctly,...

...possibly be produced of the frailty of human nature. " And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man ; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth,...thing shall surely die ; and he shall restore the lamb four fold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity." When David pronounced this sentence,...

...anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man who has done this thing shall surely die : and he shall restore...thing, and because he had no pity. And Nathan said unto David, THOU ART THE MAN !" Think, my brethren, of the horror which must have overwhelmed the unhappy...

...much greater offence. As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this, saith he, shall surely die; he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. The courage and resolution of Nathan in applying his parable to David, and boldly lelling him, Thou...

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...indignation of the king — but his conscience still slept ! " As the Lord liveth," he hastily answered, " the man that hath done this thing shall surely die...because he did this thing, and because he had no pity." So quicksighted are we to the faults of others, and so blinded to our own ! Completely subjected to...

...lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. 5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the LORD will receive my prayer. : 6 And he shall restore the lamb 'fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity....