2 Samuel 12:2

2 Samuel 12:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
• New International Version (NIV)The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The rich man owned a great many sheep and cattle.

Context of 2 Samuel 12:2

1And the Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, "There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds, 3but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him. 4Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him."

2 Samuel 12:2 word by word

לְעָשִׁ֗יר הָיָ֛ה צֹ֥אן וּבָקָ֖ר הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The richעָשִׁיר‛âshîyr · richH6223
• had exceedingמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• manyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and herdsבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 12:2

• 2 Samuel 12:8And I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more.
• 2 Samuel 3:2And sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
• 2 Samuel 5:13And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to David.
• 2 Samuel 15:16So the king went out, and all his household after him. And the king left ten concubines to keep the house.
• Job 1:3He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31Chapter 12 expands on the final part of 2 Samuel 11:27.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-62Sa 12:1-6. Nathan's Parable. 1. the Lord sent Nathan unto David--The use of parables is a favorite style of speaking among Oriental people, especially in the conveyance of unwelcome truth. This exquisitely pathetic parable was founded on a common custom of pastoral people who have pet lambs, which they bring up with their children, and which they address in terms of endearment. The atrocity of the real, however, far exceeded that of the fictitious…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 12:2

• David
• Minister, Christian
• Nathan
• Parables
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• Allegory
• Cattle
• David
• Fast
• Fourfold
• Parable
• Samuel, Books of
• Solomon
• Tekoa, Tekoah
• Uriah

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings