2 Samuel 12:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.””
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“Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the ewe-lamb he doth repay fourfold, because that he hath done this thing, and because that he had no pity.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 12:6 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
- Exodus 22:1“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
- Leviticus 6:5or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.
- Nehemiah 5:11Please restore to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you have been assessing them.”
- Proverbs 6:31Yet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
- Luke 19:8But 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.”
- James 2:13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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