The Meaning of 2 Samuel 12:8 Explained

2 Samuel 12:8

KJV: And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

YLT: and I give to thee the house of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord, into thy bosom, and I give to thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if little, then I add to thee such and such things.

Darby: and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

ASV: and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 12:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if [that had been] too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

What does 2 Samuel 12:8 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 12:1-14 - Thou Art The Man

A year followed on his sin, but David gave no sign. He describes his condition during that awful time in Psalms 32:3-4. Conscience scourged him incessantly, but he did not return to God until Nathan had been sent to fetch him. The Good Shepherd went after that which was lost until he found it. "He restoreth my soul!" But soul-agony is not enough, keen though it be; there must be confession.

Nathan's parable was the mirror in which the true enormity of the king's sin was held up to his face. He was judged, and he judged himself. By the manifestation of the truth, Nathan commended himself to the king's conscience, as in the sight of God. And finally came the home-thrust-Thou art the man. The words of confession were immediate and deeply sincere. There was no thought of the human wrongs he had done. All were included in the great sin against God. "Against thee, thee only, have I sinned." And the confession was met, as it always is, by an instant assurance of pardon-"The Lord"¦ hath put away thy sin." [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 12

¹ Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causes David to be his own judge
⁷ David, reproved by Nathan, confesses his sin, and is pardoned
¹⁵ David mourns and prays for the child while it lives
²⁴ Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah
²⁶ David takes Rabbah, and tortures the people thereof

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 12:8 mean?

and I gave you - house of your master and wives of your master into your keeping and gave you the house of Israel and Judah and if [that had been] too little and I would have given you like them and like them

וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה לְךָ֜ אֶת־ בֵּ֣ית אֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ וְאֶת־ נְשֵׁ֤י אֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙ בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה לְךָ֔ בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וְאִ֨ם־ מְעָ֔ט וְאֹסִ֥פָה לְּךָ֖ כָּהֵ֥נָּה וְכָהֵֽנָּה

וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה	and I gave
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular, third person feminine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בֵּ֣ית	house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
אֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ	of your master
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: אָדֹון Sense: firm, strong, lord, master.
נְשֵׁ֤י	wives
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
אֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙	of your master
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: אָדֹון Sense: firm, strong, lord, master.
בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ	into your keeping
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: חֹוק Sense: bosom, hollow, bottom, midst.
וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה	and gave
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular, third person feminine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
בֵּ֥ית	the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה	and Judah
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
וְאִ֨ם־	and if [that had been]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
מְעָ֔ט	too little
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: מְעַט Sense: littleness, few, a little, fewness.
וְאֹסִ֥פָה	and I would have given
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular Root: יָסַף Sense: to add, increase, do again.
כָּהֵ֥נָּה	like them
Parse: Preposition-k, Pronoun, third person feminine plural Root: הֵנָּה Sense: they, these, the same, who.
וְכָהֵֽנָּה	and like them
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Pronoun, third person feminine plural Root: הֵנָּה Sense: they, these, the same, who.

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