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2 Samuel 12:30 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" He took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David’s head. He brought a great quantity of plunder out of the city. "

2 Samuel 12:30

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28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called by my name.”

29 David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it.

30 He took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David’s head. He brought a great quantity of plunder out of the city.

31 He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work under saws, under iron picks, under axes of iron, and made them go to the brick kiln; and he did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

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1 Chronicles 20:2

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"After this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines."

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2 Samuel 12:1

"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."

2 Samuel 12:2

"The rich man had very many flocks and herds,"

2 Samuel 12:3

"but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was like a daughter to him."

2 Samuel 12:4

"A traveler came to the rich man, and he didn’t want to take of his own flock and of his own herd to prepare for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”"

2 Samuel 12:5

"David’s anger burned hot against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves to die!"

2 Samuel 12:6

"He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and because he had no pity!”"

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