Psalmory
Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 12:4

“Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.””
2 Samuel 12:4 verse artwork: Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or…
Read 2 Samuel 12Share this verse

In context

2The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle,

3But the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.

4Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.”

5David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!

6Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”

Popular verses

John 3:16Psalm 23:1Philippians 4:13Jeremiah 29:11Romans 8:28Proverbs 3:5Isaiah 41:10Joshua 1:9Matthew 11:28Psalm 46:11 Corinthians 13:4Romans 12:2

Berean Standard Bible · A modern, readable English translation. Public domain (CC0).