2 Samuel 12:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

His officials stood beside him and tried to talk him into getting up. But he would not get up or eat with them.

Cross References

Genesis 24:2

One day, Abraham called in his most trusted servant and said to him, “Solemnly promise me

Genesis 37:35

All 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.

2 Samuel 12:18

After the child had been sick for seven days, he died, but the officials were afraid to tell David. They said to each other, “Even when the boy was alive, David wouldn't listen to us. How can we tell him his son is dead? He might do something terrible!”

2 Samuel 3:35

Then they brought some food to David and told him he would feel better if he had something to eat. It was still daytime, and David said, “I swear to God that I'll not take a bite of bread or anything else until sunset!”

Psalm 102:4

I am wasting away like grass, and my appetite is gone.

Daniel 6:18

All night long the king could not sleep. He did not eat anything, and he would not let anyone come in to entertain him.

1 Samuel 28:23

“No, I won't eat!” But his officers and the woman kept on urging Saul, until he finally agreed. He got up off the floor and sat on the bed.