2 Samuel 12:1 (DBY)

Passage

And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 12:1 And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

2 Samuel 12:2 The rich had very many flocks and herds;

2 Samuel 12:3 but the poor man had nothing at all, but one little ewe lamb which he had bought, and was nourishing; and it grew up with him, and together with his children: it ate of his morsel, and drank of his own cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "The rich had very many flocks and...", so "jehovah" and "sent" should be read forward into that movement. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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