2 Samuel 12:8

Plain English Version

Then he made you the big boss, instead of Saul. God made you the big boss of all the people of Judah and all Israel. And he gave you Saul’s wives too. Maybe you think all that is not enough. All right, God can give you more.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:11

And now God has another story for you. One day, he will tell a man from your own family to give you big trouble. God will take away your wives and give them to that man. And that man will sleep with them as if they are his wives. Everybody will see him do that.

2 Samuel 12:2

The rich man had big mobs of sheep, goats, cows and bulls,

2 Samuel 2:4

Then the Judah tribe came together at Hebron to make David their boss. They poured olive oil on his head. That was their way of showing everybody that he was their boss. (We have not yet translated 2:5-7.)

2 Samuel 5:5

You see, David was boss for the Judah tribe first. That was for 7½ years, and he lived at that place called Hebron. After that, he became the big boss for the other Israel tribes too, and he lived in the city called Jerusalem. (We have not yet translated 5:6—6:23.)

Romans 8:32

He really did a lot for us. He sent his own son to die instead of us. And that’s not all. He will give us everything else that we need too.

1 Samuel 15:19

So why didn’t you listen to him? Why did you do something that he said was wrong? You kept the best animals, so he is angry with you.”