2 Samuel 12:1 (DRB)

Passage

And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 12:1 And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.

2 Samuel 12:2 The rich man had exceeding many sheep and oxen.

2 Samuel 12:3 But the poor man had nothing at all but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up, and which had grown up in his house together with his children, eating of his bread, and drinking of his cup, and sleeping in his bosom: and it was unto him as a daughter.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "The rich man had exceeding many sheep...", so "lord" 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 "lord" and "sent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.