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2 Samuel 12:5–6

So David’s anger was greatly aroused against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this 1shall surely die! And he shall restore cfourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity.”

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2 Samuel 12:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die! He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.”

2 Samuel 12:5–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Then David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die, and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”

2 Samuel 12:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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: And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

2 Samuel 12:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

David was furious. “As surely as the Lord lives,” he vowed, “any man who would do such a thing deserves to die! He must repay four lambs to the poor man for the one he stole and for having no pity.”

2 Samuel 12:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

David became very angry at the rich man. He said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this should die! He must pay for the lamb four times for doing such a thing. He had no mercy!”

2 Samuel 12:5–6 — American Standard Version (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: and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

2 Samuel 12:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (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; and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

2 Samuel 12:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

David burned with anger against the man. “I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives,” he said to Nathan, “the man who did this certainly deserves to die! And he must pay back four times the price of the lamb because he did this and had no pity.” 

2 Samuel 12:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

David was infuriated with the man and said to Nathan: “As the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die! Because he has done this thing and shown no pity, he must pay four lambs for that lamb.”

2 Samuel 12:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Then David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man. He said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die; he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”

2 Samuel 12:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Then the anger of David was kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to die! He shall restore the ewe lamb fourfold because he has done this thing, and because he had no pity.”

2 Samuel 12:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

David burned with anger against the rich man. He said to Nathan, “The man who did that is worthy of death. And that’s just as sure as the Lord is alive. The man must pay back four times as much as that lamb was worth. How could he do such a thing? And he wasn’t even sorry he had done it.”

2 Samuel 12:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Then David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, surely the man who has done this deserves to die.

“He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion.”


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