2 Samuel 12:6 meaning and explanation
Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
2 Samuel 12:6, Berean Standard Bible
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David is speaking here, and he does not yet know that Nathan's parable is about him. Having just heard of a rich man who slaughtered a poor family's beloved lamb to feed a guest, David pronounces judgment, and the law he echoes is Exodus 22:1, which required fourfold restitution for a stolen sheep.
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