2 Samuel 12:17 - The Scriptures 1998 So the elders of his house stood up over him, to raise him up from the earth. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition His older house servants arose [in the night] and went to him to raise him up from the floor, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible The senior servants of his house approached him to lift him up off the ground, but he refused, and he wouldn’t eat with them either. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the elders of his house came, urging him to rise up from the ground. And he was not willing, nor would he eat a meal with them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the ancients of his house came to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them. |
And all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and he said, “Now let me go down into the grave to my son in mourning.” So his father wept for him.
And on the seventh day it came to be that the child died. And the servants of Dawiḏ
My heart is stricken and withered like grass, For I have forgotten to eat my bread.
And the sovereign went to his palace and spent the night fasting. And no entertainment was brought before him, and his sleep fled from him.
But he refused and said, “I am not going to eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, urged him. And he listened to their voice. So he rose from the ground and sat on the bed.