KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Samuel 12:17
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the elders of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he hath not been willing, nor hath he eaten with them bread;
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 12
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.
20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed [himself], and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
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וַיָּקֻ֜מוּH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiזִקְנֵ֤יH2205 · za.qenold: elderבֵיתוֹ֙H1004 · betplaceעָלָ֔יוH5921 · aluponלַהֲקִימ֖וֹH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiמִן־H4480 · minfromהָאָ֑רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוְלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotאָבָ֔הH14 · a.vahbe willingוְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotבָרָ֥אH1254 · ba.rato createאִתָּ֖םH854 · etwithלָֽחֶם׃H3899 · le.chemfood
Cross-references
2 Samuel 3:35And 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.1 Samuel 28:23But 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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