Parallel Verses

Amplified


“The rich man had a very large number of flocks and herds,

New American Standard Bible

“The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.

King James Version

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:

Holman Bible

The rich man had a large number of sheep and cattle,

International Standard Version

Nathan approached David and said, "There are two men in the city. One is rich and one is poor. The rich man has many flocks and herds,

A Conservative Version

The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds,

American Standard Version

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;

Bible in Basic English

The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds;

Darby Translation

The rich had very many flocks and herds;

Julia Smith Translation

To the rich was sheep and oxen exceeding many:

King James 2000

The rich man had a great many flocks and herds:

Lexham Expanded Bible

The rich [man] had very many flocks and herds,

Modern King James verseion

The rich one had exceeding many flocks and herds,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the rich had exceeding great abundance of sheep and oxen.

NET Bible

The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.

New Heart English Bible

The rich man had very many flocks and herds,

The Emphasized Bible

The, rich, man had flocks and herds exceeding many;

Webster

The rich man had very numerous flocks and herds:

World English Bible

The rich man had very many flocks and herds,

Youngs Literal Translation

The rich hath flocks and herds very many;

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The rich
עשׁיר 
`ashiyr 
Usage: 23

רבה 
Rabah 
Usage: 224

צאון צאןo 
Tso'n 
Usage: 274

References

Context Readings

Nathan Reproves David

1 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.
2 
“The rich man had a very large number of flocks and herds,
3
But the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb
Which he had purchased and nourished;
And it grew up together with him and his children.
It ate his food, drank from his cup, it lay in his arms,
And was like a daughter to him.


Cross References

2 Samuel 3:2-5

Sons were born to David in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

2 Samuel 5:13-16

David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to him.

2 Samuel 12:8

I also gave you your master’s house, and put your master’s wives into your care and under your protection, and I gave you the house (royal dynasty) of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have given you much more!

2 Samuel 15:16

So the king left, and all his household with him. But the king left behind ten women who were concubines to take care of the house (palace).

Job 1:3

He also possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke (pairs) of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very great number of servants, so that this man was the greatest [and wealthiest and most respected] of all the men of the east (northern Arabia).

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