American King James Version
"And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. ¶ "
— 2 Samuel 12:6, American King James Version
“And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”
“and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. ”
“He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!"”
“Because he committed this cold-hearted crime, he must pay for the lamb four times over!””
“He shall restore the ewe fourfold, because he did this thing, and had no pity.”
“And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.”
“And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”
But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.
And there came a travelers to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come to him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD lives, the man that has done this thing shall surely die:
And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. ¶
And Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul;
And I gave you your master’s house, and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given to you such and such things.
Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? you have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.