2 Samuel 12:5
3 but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
4 Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.”
David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
6 Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
- KJV
- And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
- WEB
- David’s anger burned hot against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves to die!
- ASV
- 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:
- DARBY
- Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this thing is worthy of death;
- BLB
- And the anger of David was kindled against the man greatly, and he said to Nathan, “[As] YHWH lives, surely shall die the man who has done this.
- ÅB
- Da ble Davids vrede tent opp høylig mot den mann, og han sa til Natan: Så sant Herren lever: Den mann som har gjort dette, er dødsens,
- OTB
- Da ble David fylt med intens vrede mot mannen, og han sa til Natan, "Så sant Herren lever, mannen som har gjort dette fortjener å dø!
- B1930
- Da optendtes Davids vrede høilig mot den mann, og han sa til Natan: Så sant Herren lever: Den mann som har gjort dette, er dødsens,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 38:24
About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”
Read in contextRomans 2:1
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
Read in context1 Samuel 26:16
This thing you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, all of you deserve to die, since you did not protect your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now look around. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”
Read in contextLuke 6:41–42
Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
Read in context1 Samuel 25:21–22
Now David had just finished saying, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
Read in context1 Samuel 20:31
For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingship shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”
Read in contextLuke 9:55
But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
Read in context1 Samuel 14:39
As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
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