"And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one ri…" — 2 Samuel 12:1

2 Samuel 12:1 · KJV

“And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.”

— 2 Samuel 12:1

Verse 2

The rich {man} had exceeding many flocks and herds:

2 Samuel 12 — Context

And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

The rich {man} had exceeding many flocks and herds:

But the poor {man} had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. {meat: Heb. morsel}

Cross References

1 Kings 20:35-41

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.

Psalms 51:1-19

[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2 Samuel 11:25

Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. {displease...: Heb. be evil in thine eyes} {one...: Heb. so and such}

2 Samuel 14:5-11

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I {am} indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

1 Kings 13:1

And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. {burn: or, offer}

Isaiah 57:17-18

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. {frowardly: Heb. turning away}

2 Kings 1:3

But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, {Is it} not because {there is} not a God in Israel, {that} ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?

2 Samuel 11:10-17

And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from {thy} journey? why {then} didst thou not go down unto thine house?

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