2 Samuel 12:6

WEB

⁶He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and because he had no pity!”

KJV

⁶And he shall restore^[+] the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

BSB

⁶Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”

FBV

⁶He must repay that lamb with four^[+] of his own for doing this, for being so heartless.”

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Extra References

Exodus 22:1

¹“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

Proverbs 6:31

³¹but if he is found, he shall restore seven times. He shall give all the wealth of his house.

Luke 19:8

⁸Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”

James 2:13

¹³For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.