2 Samuel 12:23
King James Version
Translation: KJV
21Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.Select 2 Samuel 12:21
22And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?Select 2 Samuel 12:22
23But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.Select 2 Samuel 12:23
24And David comforted Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.Select 2 Samuel 12:24
25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.Select 2 Samuel 12:25
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WEB
12:23 But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.”
ASV
12:23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.
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