2 Samuel 12:2

2 Samuel 12:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The rich man owned a great many sheep and cattle.

Context of 2 Samuel 12:2

1The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him. 4“Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one 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 12:8I gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more.
• 2 Samuel 3:2Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
• 2 Samuel 5:13After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
• 2 Samuel 15:16The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines to take care of the palace.
• Job 1:3and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among 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