KJV King James Version
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Samuel 12:16
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
WEB World English Bible
David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.
ASV American Standard Version
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 12
13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also [that is] born unto thee shall surely die.
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.
17 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁH1245 · ba.qashto seekדָּוִ֛דH1732 · da.vidDavidאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430 · e.lo.himGodבְּעַ֣דH1157 · be.adabout/through/forהַנָּ֑עַרH5288 · na.aryouthוַיָּ֤צָםH6684 · tsumto fastדָּוִד֙H1732 · da.vidDavidצ֔וֹםH6685 · tsomfastוּבָ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeוְלָ֖ןH3885 · lunto lodgeוְשָׁכַ֥בH7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downאָֽרְצָה׃H776 · e.retsland: country/planetבַּשָּׂקH8242 · saqsackcloth
Cross-references
2 Samuel 13:31Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.Psalm 69:10When I wept, [and chastened] my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.Acts 9:9And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.Esther 4:16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which [is] not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.Psalm 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.Isaiah 22:12And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:2 Samuel 12:22And 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?1 Kings 21:27And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.Jonah 3:9Who can tell [if] God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?Job 20:12-14Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, [though] he hide it under his tongue;Isaiah 26:16LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer [when] thy chastening [was] upon them.Joel 2:12-14Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye [even] to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
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