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.
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.
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.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- An
- A.M. 2970. B.C. 1034. Ex. Is. 457. the Lord.
- 2 Samuel 7:1–5; 2 Samuel 24:11–13; 1 Kings 13:1; 1 Kings 18:1; 2 Kings 1:3
- unto David
- 2 Samuel 11:10–17, 25; 2 Samuel 14:14; Isaiah 57:17, 18
- he came
- Psalm 51:1
- There were
- There is nothing in this parable which requires illustration. Its bent is evident; and it was wisely constructed, by not having too near a resemblance, to make David unwittingly pass sentence on himself. The parable was in David's hand what his own letter was in the hands of the brave Uriah. Nathan at length closed in with him in the application of it. In beginning with a parable he shewed his prudence, and great need there is of prudence in giving reproof; but now he speaks as an ambassador from God. He reminds David of the great things God had designed and done for him, and then charges him with a high contempt of the Divine authority, and threatens an entail of judgments upon his family for this sin. Those who despise the word and law of God, despise God himself, and will assuredly suffer for such contempt.
- 2 Samuel 14:5–11; Judges 9:7–15; 1 Kings 20:35–41; Isaiah 5:1–7; Matthew 21:33–45; Luke 15:11–32; Luke 16:19–31