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.


In Context

1 And 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.

2 The rich man had very numerous flocks and herds:

3 But the poor man had nothing save one little ewe-lamb, which he had bought and nourished: and it grew up together with him, and with his children: it fed of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.

2 Samuel 12:1 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:1The 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.

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 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.