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2 Samuel 12:17

Grief

15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

And 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.

18 And 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?

19 But 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.

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BSB
The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.
KJV
And 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.
WEB
The elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he didn’t eat bread with them.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he ate no bread with them.
BLB
And the elders of his house arose beside him to raise him up from the ground, and he would not, nor did he eat food with them.
ÅB
De eldste i hans hus kom og ville reise ham opp fra jorden; men han ville ikke og spiste ikke sammen med dem.
OTB
De eldste i hans hus sto ved siden av ham for å hjelpe ham opp fra jorden, men han ville ikke, og han ville ikke spise mat med dem.
B1930
De eldste i hans hus kom og vilde reise ham op fra jorden; men han vilde ikke og åt ikke sammen med dem.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 3:35

    And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.

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  • 1 Samuel 28:23

    But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.

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