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2 Samuel 12

2 Samuel 12:4

Nathan Rebukes David · 2 Samuel 12:1–12
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Translations

Modern
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.”
Traditional
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Literal
And a traveler came to the rich man, who refused to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare for the wayfaring man who had come to him. And he took the ewe lamb of the poor man and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”
Latin
Cum autem peregrinus quidam venisset ad divitem, parcens ille sumere de ovibus et de bobus suis, ut exhiberet convivium peregrino illi qui venerat ad se, tulit ovem viri pauperis, et præparavit cibos homini qui venerat ad se.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.”

Notes

2 Samuel 12:4

he took the poor man’s lamb: Samuel had previously warned that a king would take what was not his (1 Samuel 8:11–17).

2 Samuel 12:1–31

Chapter 12 expands on the final part of 2 Samuel 11:27.

Events

Parallels

Psalm 51:1–19

Glossary

Bathsheba David Food and Food Preparation Hittites Joab King Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Parable Psalms, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second Sheep

Topics

Christian Minister: Expostulate with Rulers: Nathan with David Christian Minister: Faithful: Nathan David: King of Israel is Rebuked by the Prophet Nathan Entertainments: Given on Occasions of Return of Friends Nathan: A Prophet in the Time of David: Reproves David for his Adultery with Bath-Sheba and his Murder of Uriah Parables of the Lamb Parables: Remarkable Parables of the Old Testament Prophets: Frequently Spoke in Parables and Riddles Reproof: Faithfulness in Nathan, of David The Lamb used for Food The Poor: Oppression of-Illustrated