2 Samuel 12:8 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 12:8

6 And he shall restore ^afourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity.”

7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I ^aanointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.

8 I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if that had been too little, I also would have given you much more!

9 ^aWhy have you ^bdespised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in His sight? ^cYou have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon.

10 Now therefore, ^athe sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’

11 Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will ^atake your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.

12 For you did it secretly, ^abut I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.’ ”

13 ^aSo David said to Nathan, ^b“I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has ^cput away your sin; you shall not die.

14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord ^ato blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.”

15 Then Nathan departed to his house. And the ^aLord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill.

The Death of David’s Son

16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and ^alay all night on the ground.

Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 12:8

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American Standard Version
and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things.

Amplified® Bible
And I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added that much again.

Contemporary English Version
and even gave you his house and his wives. I let you rule Israel and Judah, and if that had not been enough, I would have given you much more.

Darby English Version
and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if [that] had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

Good News Bible
I gave you his kingdom and his wives; I made you king over Israel and Judah. If this had not been enough, I would have given you twice as much.

King James Version
And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

New American Standard Bible
`I also gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your care, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah; and if {that had been} too little, I would have added to you many more things like these!

New International Version
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 all this had been too little, I would have given you even more.

New King James Version
I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if that had been too little, I also would have given you much more!

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'I also gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your care, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah; and if that had proved too little, I would have added to you many more things like these!

Revised Standard Version
and I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if this were too little, I would add to you as much more.

Young's Literal Translation
and I give to thee the house of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord, into thy bosom, and I give to thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if little, then I add to thee such and such `things'.

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