2 Samuel 12:23

Contemporary English Version 1995

But now that he's dead, why should I go without eating? I can't bring him back! Someday I will join him in death, but he can't return to me.

Cross References

Genesis 37:35

All of Jacob's children came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “I will go to my grave, mourning for my son.” So Jacob kept on grieving.

Luke 23:43

Jesus replied, “I promise that today you will be with me in paradise.”

Job 30:23

Soon he will send me home to the world of the dead, where we all must go.

Job 10:21

before I travel to the land

1 Kings 2:2

My son, I will soon die, as everyone must. But I want you to be strong and brave.