2 Samuel 12:6 (YLT)

Passage

and the ewe-lamb he doth repay fourfold, because that he hath done this thing, and because that he had no pity.'

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 12:4 And there cometh a traveller to the rich man, And he spareth to take Of his own flock, and of his own herd, To prepare for the traveller Who hath come to him, And he taketh the ewe-lamb of the poor man, And prepareth it for the man Who hath come unto him.'

2 Samuel 12:5 And the anger of David burneth against the man exceedingly, and he saith unto Nathan, `Jehovah liveth, surely a son of death <FI>is<Fi> the man who is doing this,

2 Samuel 12:6 and the ewe-lamb he doth repay fourfold, because that he hath done this thing, and because that he had no pity.'

2 Samuel 12:7 And Nathan saith unto David, `Thou <FI>art<Fi> the man! Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I anointed thee for king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

2 Samuel 12:8 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 <FI>things<Fi> .

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ewe-lamb", "doth", "repay", "fourfold", "hath", "done", and "pity". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ewe-lamb" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And the anger of David burneth against..." into verse 7's "And Nathan saith unto David Thou FI...", so "ewe-lamb" and "doth" 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 "ewe-lamb" and "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.