5And the anger of David burneth against the man exceedingly, and he saith unto Nathan, 'Jehovah liveth, surely a son of death is the man who is doing this,


In Context

2 The rich hath flocks and herds very many;

3 And the poor one hath nothing, Except one little ewe-lamb, Which he hath bought, and keepeth alive, And it groweth up with him, And with his sons together; Of his morsel it eateth, And from his cup it drinketh, And in his bosom it lieth, And it is to him as a daughter;

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.'

5 And the anger of David burneth against the man exceedingly, and he saith unto Nathan, 'Jehovah liveth, surely a son of death is the man who is doing this,

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

7 And Nathan saith unto David, 'Thou art 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 12:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:5David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:5And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this [thing] shall surely die:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:5And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:5And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this is worthy to die:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:5Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this thing is worthy of death;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:5And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this is worthy to die:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:5And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:5David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, |As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this is worthy to die!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:5And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD lives, the man that has done this thing shall surely die: