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2 Samuel 12:15-17
International Standard Version
2 Samuel 12:15-17
International Standard Version
15 Then Nathan went home.
David’s Infant Son Dies
After this, the Lord afflicted the child that Uriah’s wife had born to David, and the child[a] became very ill. 16 David begged God on behalf of the youngster. He[b] fasted, went inside, and spent the night lying on the ground. 17 His closest advisors at the palace[c] got up, remained with him, and tried to help him get up from the ground, but he would not do so. He also wouldn’t eat with them.
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- 2 Samuel 12:15 Lit. and he
- 2 Samuel 12:16 Lit. David
- 2 Samuel 12:17 Lit. The elders of the house
2 Samuel 12:15-17
New International Version
2 Samuel 12:15-17
New International Version
15 After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck(A) the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying(B) in sackcloth[a] on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused,(C) and he would not eat any food with them.(D)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 12:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have in sackcloth.
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