2 Samuel 12:2 “The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle,”

2 Samuel 12:2

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:

World English Bible

The rich man had very many flocks and herds,

American Standard Version

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;

Geneva Bible 1599

The rich man had exceeding many sheepe and oxen:

Darby Translation

The rich had very many flocks and herds;

Young's Literal Translation

The rich hath flocks and herds very many;

Bible in Basic English

The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds;

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Cross references

“exceeding”

2 Samuel 12:8 2 Samuel 3:2–5 2 Samuel 5:13–16 2 Samuel 15:16 Job 1:3

2 Samuel 12:8 · BSB

I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.

2 Samuel 3:2–5 · BSB

And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

2 Samuel 5:13–16 · BSB

After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

2 Samuel 15:16 · BSB

Then the king set out, and his entire household followed him. But he left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace.

Job 1:3 · BSB

and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.

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

In context

1Then 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.

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.

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