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2 Samuel 12:6

Justice

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.”

5 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!

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.

8 I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.

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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.

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BSB
Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
KJV
And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
WEB
He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and because he had no pity!”
ASV
and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
DARBY
and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
BLB
And for the lamb he shall restore fourfold, on account that he did this thing, and because he pitied not.”
ÅB
og lammet skal han betale firedobbelt, fordi han gjorde dette og ikke viste barmhjertighet.
OTB
Så han må gi erstatning for lammet fire ganger, fordi han gjorde dette og ikke hadde medfølelse."
B1930
og lammet skal han betale firedobbelt, fordi han gjorde dette og ikke viste barmhjertighet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 22:1

    “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.

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  • Proverbs 6:31

    Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.

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  • Luke 19:8

    But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

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  • James 2:13

    For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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