Which specific parable did Nathan use to confront David about his sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah?
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Correct answer: The Parable of the Ewe Lamb
Nathan told a story of a rich man who spared his own many flocks and took a poor man's single, beloved ewe lamb to feed a traveler. This story moved David to anger before Nathan revealed that David was the 'rich man' in the story.
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