2 Samuel 12:7 (ASV)

Passage

And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 12:5 And David`s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this is worthy to die:

2 Samuel 12:6 and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

2 Samuel 12:7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

2 Samuel 12:8 and I gave thee thy master`s house, and thy master`s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things.

2 Samuel 12:9 Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nathan", "said", "david", "thou", "thus", "saith", "jehovah", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nathan" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "and he shall restore the lamb fourfold..." into verse 8's "and I gave thee thy master s...", so "nathan" and "said" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "nathan" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.