2 Samuel 12:6 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 12:6

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

BSB

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ASV

and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

KJV

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

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Commentary

2 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

The Book of Pastoral Rule, Part 3, Chapter 2 (604)

But sometimes, when the powerful of this world are taken to task, they are first to be searched by certain similitudes, as on a matter not concerning them; and, when they have pronounced a right sentence as against another man, then in fitting ways they are to be smitten with regard to their own guilt; so that the mind puffed up with temporal power may in no wise lift itself up against the reprover, having by its own judgment trodden on the neck of pride, and may not try to defend itself, being bound by the sentence of its own mouth.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה	ha.kiv.Sah	the ewe-lamb	H3535 →
יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם	ye.sha.Lem	he will restore	H7999 →
אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם	'ar.ba'.Ta.yim	fourfold	H706 →
עֵ֗קֶב	'E.kev	consequence	H6118 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
עָשָׂה֙	'a.Sah	he did	H6213 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַדָּבָ֣ר	ha.da.Var	the thing	H1697 →
הַזֶּ֔ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
וְעַ֖ל	ve.'Al	and on	H5921 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
חָמָֽל׃	cha.Mal	he showed pity	H2550 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
leads to
- Matthew 5:7
  Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- Proverbs 21:13
  Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
- Matthew 6:15
  But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
- Luke 6:37
  Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Through
Luke 19:8
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
leads to
- Numbers 5:7
  and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Leviticus 6:1–6
  And the LORD said to Moses,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 6:31
  Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Proverbs 6:31
Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
leads to
- Luke 19:8
  But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 2 Samuel

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Samuel