And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
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Gill's Exposition
And Nathan said to David, thou art the man,.... The rich man, or who is designed by him in the parable, and answers to him (t):
thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel;…
Barnes' Notes
Fourfold - The exact number prescribed by the Law (see the marginal references), and acted upon by Zaccheus. The Septuagint has “sevenfold,” as in Pro 6:31.
It seems to have been a great while after David had been guilty of adultery with Bath-sheba before he was brought to repentance for it. For, when Nathan was sent to him, the child was born (Sa2…
Cambridge Bible
fourfold The legal compensation. See Exo 22:1; Luk 19:8. The Sept. reads sevenfold, and this may be the original reading. David in his indignation would be likely to prescribe a more liberal…