2 Samuel 12:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The rich man owned a lot of sheep and cattle,

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:1

and he sent Nathan the prophet to tell this story to David: A rich man and a poor man lived in the same town.

2 Samuel 12:3

but the poor man had only one little lamb that he had bought and raised. The lamb became a pet for him and his children. He even let it eat from his plate and drink from his cup and sleep on his lap. The lamb was like one of his own children.

2 Samuel 12:8

and even gave you his house and his wives. I let you rule Israel and Judah, and if that had not been enough, I would have given you much more.

2 Samuel 15:16

David left behind ten of his wives to take care of the palace, but the rest of his family and his officials and soldiers went with him. They stopped at the last house at the edge of the city.

Job 1:3

He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred pair of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the richest person in the East.