2 Samuel 12:6 (DRB)

Passage

He shall restore the ewe fourfold, because he did this thing, and had no pity.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 12:4 And when a certain stranger was come to the rich man, he spared to take of his own sheep and oxen, to make a feast for that stranger, who was come to him, but took the poor man's ewe, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

2 Samuel 12:5 And David's anger being exceedingly kindled against that man, he said to Nathan: As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this is a child of death.

2 Samuel 12:6 He shall restore the ewe fourfold, because he did this thing, and had no pity.

2 Samuel 12:7 And Nathan said to David: Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul,

2 Samuel 12:8 And gave thee thy master's house and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and Juda: and if these things be little, I shall add far greater things unto thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "restore", "fourfold", and "pity". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "restore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And David's anger being exceedingly kindled against..." into verse 7's "And Nathan said to David Thou art...", so "shall" and "restore" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "restore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.