Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he arrived, he said to him:

There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

New American Standard Bible

Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said,
“There were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor.

King James Version

And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

A Conservative Version

And LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other poor.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

Amplified

And the Lord sent Nathan [the prophet] to David. He came and said to him,“There were two men in a city, one rich and the other poor.

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will send Nathan to David. And he will come in to him and say to him, Two men were in one city.; one rich and one poor.

King James 2000

And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So Yahweh sent Nathan to David, and he came to him and said, "Two men were in a certain city; one [was] rich and the other [was] poor.

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said to him, There were two men in one city, one rich and one poor.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him and said unto him, "There were two men in one city, a rich and a poor.

NET Bible

So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to David, Nathan said, "There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

New Heart English Bible

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.

The Emphasized Bible

So then Yahweh sent Nathan the prophet unto David, - who therefore came unto him and said to him - Two men, there were in a certain city, the one, rich, and, the other, poor.

Webster

And the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

World English Bible

Yahweh 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.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: 'Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord

Usage: 0

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 42

דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

And he came

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

שׁתּים שׁנים 
Sh@nayim 
Usage: 767

men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

in one
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

the one
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

עשׁיר 
`ashiyr 
Usage: 23

and the other
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

Context Readings

Nathan Reproves David

1 So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he arrived, he said to him:

There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had a large number of sheep and cattle,

Cross References

1 Kings 20:35-41

One of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow prophet by the word of the Lord, “Strike me!” But the man refused to strike him.

Judges 9:7-15

When they told Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and called to them:

Listen to me, lords of Shechem,
and may God listen to you:

2 Samuel 7:1-5

When the king had settled into his palace and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,

2 Samuel 7:17

Nathan spoke all these words and this entire vision to David.

2 Samuel 11:10-17

When it was reported to David, “Uriah didn’t go home,” David questioned Uriah, “Haven’t you just come from a journey? Why didn’t you go home?”

2 Samuel 11:25

David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t let this matter upset you because the sword devours all alike. Intensify your fight against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him.”

2 Samuel 14:5-11

“What’s the matter?” the king asked her.

“To tell the truth, I am a widow; my husband died,” she said.

2 Samuel 14:14

We will certainly die and be like water poured out on the ground, which can’t be recovered. But God would not take away a life; He would devise plans so that the one banished from Him does not remain banished.

2 Samuel 24:11-13

When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the Lord had come to the prophet Gad, David’s seer:

1 Kings 13:1

A man of God came from Judah to Bethel by a revelation from the Lord while Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense.

1 Kings 18:1

After a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year: “Go and present yourself to Ahab. I will send rain on the surface of the land.”

2 Kings 1:3

But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’

Psalm 51:1-19

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone to Bathsheba.Be gracious to me, God,
according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant compassion,
blot out my rebellion.

Isaiah 5:1-7

I will sing about the one I love,
a song about my loved one’s vineyard:
The one I love had a vineyard
on a very fertile hill.

Isaiah 57:17-18

Because of his sinful greed I was angry,
so I struck him; I was angry and hid;
but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.

Matthew 21:33-45

“Listen to another parable: There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

Luke 15:11-32

He also said: “A man had two sons.

Luke 16:19-31

“There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.

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