1The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, "There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor.


In Context

1 The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, "There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor.

2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle,

3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

2nd Samuel 12:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:1And 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:1And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:1And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:1And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:1And 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 Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:1And the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:1Yahweh 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:1And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: 'Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:1And the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.