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,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds.

Context of 2 Samuel 12:2

1Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said, “There were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a great many flocks and herds. 3But the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb Which he bought and nourished; And it grew up together with him and his children. It would eat of his bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom, And was like a daughter to him. 4Now a traveler came to the rich man, And he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd, To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him; Rather he took the poor man’s ewe 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

• The richעָשִׁיר‛âshîyr · richH6223
• hadהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• a greatמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• manyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and herdsבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 12:2

• 2 Samuel 12:8I also gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your care, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added to you many more things like these!
• 2 Samuel 3:2Sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
• 2 Samuel 5:13Meanwhile 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 with him. But the king left ten concubines to keep the house.
• Job 1:3His possessions also were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men 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