2 Samuel 12:6

Good News Translation (US Version)

For having done such a cruel thing, he must pay back four times as much as he took.”

Cross References

Exodus 22:1

“If someone steals a cow or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he must pay five cows for one cow and four sheep for one sheep.

Luke 19:8

Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Listen, sir! I will give half my belongings to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much.”

Proverbs 6:31

yet if he is caught, he must pay back seven times more—he must give up everything he has.

James 2:13

For God will not show mercy when he judges the person who has not been merciful; but mercy triumphs over judgment.

Exodus 21:34

he must pay for the animal. He is to pay the money to the owner and may keep the dead animal.

Nehemiah 5:11

Cancel all the debts they owe you—money or grain or wine or olive oil. And give them back their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses right now!”