2 Samuel 12:1

¶ And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

And the LORD {H3068} sent {H7971} Nathan {H5416} unto David {H1732}. And he came {H935} unto him, and said {H559} unto him, There were two {H8147} men {H582} in one {H259} city {H5892}; the one {H259} rich {H6223}, and the other {H259} poor {H7326}.

ADONAI sent Natan to David. He came and said to him, "In a certain city there were two men, one rich, the other poor.

Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

And Jehovah sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 51:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

  • Psalms 51:19 (4 votes)

    Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

  • 1 Kings 20:35 (4 votes)

    And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.

  • 1 Kings 20:41 (4 votes)

    And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he [was] of the prophets.

  • Luke 15:11 (2 votes)

    ¶ And he said, A certain man had two sons:

  • Luke 15:32 (2 votes)

    It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

  • 2 Samuel 24:11 (2 votes)

    For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,