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2 Samuel 12:5–6

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5Davidk burned with angerl against the manm and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives,n the man who did this must die! 6He must pay for that lamb four times over,o because he did such a thing and had no pity.”

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Cross references

  1. k1 Ki 20:40
  2. lSee Ge 34:7
  3. mRo 2:1
  4. nSee 1 Sa 14:39
  5. oEx 22:1

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.”

NLTNew Living Translation

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.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.