2 Samuel 12:19 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁹ But David saw his servants whispering. Then David understood that the baby was dead. So David asked his servants, “Is the baby dead?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ But when David saw that his servants whispered, he perceived that the child was dead. So he said to them, Is the child dead? And they said, He is.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ But when David saw his servants whispering, he realized the child had died. “Is the child dead?” David asked his servants. “Yes,” they said, “he is dead.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ But when David had seen his servants whispering, he realized that the infant had died. And he said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" And they responded to him, "He is dead."

2 Samuel 12:19 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:18

On the seventh day, the baby died. David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the baby was dead. They said, “Look, we tried to talk to David while the baby was alive. But he refused to listen to us. If we tell David that the baby is dead, maybe he will do something bad to himself.”

2 Samuel 12:20

Then David got up from the floor. He washed himself. He changed his clothes and got dressed. Then he went into the Lord’s house to worship. Then he went home and asked for something to eat. His servants gave him some food, and he ate.

2 Samuel 13:39

King David was comforted after Amnon died, but he missed Absalom very much.

1 Thessalonians 4:13

Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about those people who have died. We don’t want you to be sad like other people—people who have no hope.