2Sa 12:5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Sam 12:5-6: 12:5-6 The rich man of the parable did not deserve to die according to the law; instead, he must repay four lambs (cp. Exod 22:1 ). Intriguingly, David would later lose four of his sons (Bathsheba’s first child, 2 Sam 12:18 ; Amnon, 13:29 ; Absalom, 18:14-15 ; Adonijah, 1 Kgs 2:25 ).

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bExod 22:1►

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‏ 2 Samuel 12:5

Summary for 2Sam 12:5-6: 12:5-6 ^a The rich man of the parable did not deserve to die according to the law; instead, he must repay four lambs (cp. Exod 22:1 ^b). Intriguingly, David would later lose four of his sons (Bathsheba’s first child, 2 Sam 12:18 ^c; Amnon, 13:29 ^d; Absalom, 18:14-15 ^e; Adonijah, 1 Kgs 2:25 ^f).