2 Samuel 12:17
King James Version
Translation: KJV
15And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.Select 2 Samuel 12:15
16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.Select 2 Samuel 12:16
17And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.Select 2 Samuel 12:17
18And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?Select 2 Samuel 12:18
19But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.Select 2 Samuel 12:19
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WEB
12:17 The elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
ASV
12:17 And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
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