2 Samuel 12:1 “Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “The…”

2 Samuel 12:1

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other poor.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the Lord sent Nathan vnto Dauid, who came to him, and sayd vnto him, There were two men in one citie, the one riche, and the other poore.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: 'Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.

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Cross references

“A. M. 2970. B.C. 1034. the Lord”

2 Samuel 7:1–5 2 Samuel 24:11–13 1 Kings 13:1 1 Kings 18:1 2 Kings 1:3

2 Samuel 7:1–5 · BSB

After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

2 Samuel 24:11–13 · BSB

When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:

1 Kings 13:1 · BSB

Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.

1 Kings 18:1 · BSB

After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”

2 Kings 1:3 · BSB

But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the go…

“unto David”

2 Samuel 11:10–17 2 Samuel 11:25 2 Samuel 14:14 Isaiah 57:17 Isaiah 57:18

2 Samuel 11:10–17 · BSB

And David was told, “Uriah did not go home.” “Haven’t you just arrived from a journey?” David asked Uriah. “Why didn’t you go home?”

2 Samuel 11:25 · BSB

Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.…

2 Samuel 14:14 · BSB

For we will surely die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life, but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.

Isaiah 57:17 · BSB

I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.

Isaiah 57:18 · BSB

I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,

“he came”

Psalm 51:1

Psalm 51:1 · BSB

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

“There were”

1 Kings 20:35–41 2 Samuel 14:5–11 Judges 9:7–15 Isaiah 5:1–7 Matthew 21:33–45 Luke 15:11–32

1 Kings 20:35–41 · BSB

Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.

2 Samuel 14:5–11 · BSB

“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

Judges 9:7–15 · BSB

When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.

Isaiah 5:1–7 · BSB

I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.

Matthew 21:33–45 · BSB

Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

Luke 15:11–32 · BSB

Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.

Also

2 Samuel 7:17

2 Samuel 7:17 · BSB

So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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