He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!”
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He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!”
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And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
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and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.'
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to 2 Samuel 12:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 22:1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
- Proverbs 6:31 but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.
- Luke 19:8 Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”
- James 2:13 For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 12:6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold,…
2Sa 12:6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
Ver. 6. And he shall restore the lamb fourfold.] Nay, twice fourfold, as some sense it; because the word is of the dual number. But what! Must he do all this, and die too? This was hard law, better beseeming a Draco to pronounce, than a David: but he was transported and biassed, as above said. {a}
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{a} Prompte et fervide sententiam pronunciat.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Nathan said to David, thou art the man,....…
And Nathan said to David, thou art the man,.... The rich man, or who is designed by him in the parable, and answers to him (t):
thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel; that is, ordered Samuel to anoint him, who did, Sa1 16:1; to which this chiefly refers; and after that he was anointed first by the tribe of Judah, and then by all the tribes of Israel, by the appointment and providence of God; and this was great dignity he designed for him, and raised him to:
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and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; when he persecuted him, and sought to take away his life.
(t) "----- mutato nomine, de te Fabula narratur -----". Horat. Sermon. l. 1. Satyr. 1. ver. 69,70.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Fourfold - The exact number prescribed by the Law…
Fourfold - The exact number prescribed by the Law (see the marginal references), and acted upon by Zaccheus. The Septuagint has “sevenfold,” as in Pro 6:31.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Fold. Septuagint, "seven-fold," which Grabe corrects by the Hebrew.…
Fold. Septuagint, "seven-fold," which Grabe corrects by the Hebrew. (Haydock) --- David lost four of his sons; the first born of Bethsabee, Amnon, Absalon, and Adonias: and saw his daughter Thamar, (Calmet) and his ten inferior wives, dishonoured, in punishment of his crime. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 6. Fourfold — Compare Exo_22:1 : “If a man…
6. Fourfold — Compare Exo_22:1 : “If a man steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.”
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. fourfold] The legal compensation. See Exo_22:1; Luk_19:8. The…
6. fourfold] The legal compensation. See Exo_22:1; Luk_19:8. The Sept. reads sevenfold, and this may be the original reading. David in his indignation would be likely to prescribe a more liberal restitution than the usual fourfold. Cp. Pro_6:31.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) Fourfold.—In exact accordance with the Law (Exo_22:1; comp.…
(6) Fourfold.—In exact accordance with the Law (Exo_22:1; comp. Luk_19:8). The LXX. (in most copies “sevenfold,” comp. Pro_6:31) and the Chaldee (“fortyfold”) have expressed more of human indignation; but David knew the Law too well to change its terms.
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