2 Samuel 12:17

Free Bible Version

His senior officials approached him and tried to help him up from the ground, but he didn't want to, and he refused their appeals to eat.

Cross References

Genesis 24:2

At that time Abraham told his oldest servant who was in charge of his whole household, “Put your hand under my thigh,

Genesis 37:35

All his sons and daughters tried to console him, but he rejected their attempts. “No,” he said, “I will go down into my grave mourning for my son.” So Joseph's father went on weeping for him.

2 Samuel 12:18

On the seventh day the child died. But David's officials were scared to tell him that the child was dead, for they said to each other, “Look, while the child was still alive, we talked with him, and he refused to listen to us. How on earth can we tell him the child is dead? He may do something really bad!”

2 Samuel 3:35

Then people came to David and tried to persuade him to have something to eat during the day. But David swore an oath, saying, “May God punish me severely if I eat bread or anything else before sunset!”

Psalm 102:4

I'm like grass that's dried up, withered away—I even forget to eat!

Daniel 6:18

Then the king went back to his palace. He ate nothing at all that night and refused any kind of entertainment. He couldn't sleep a wink.

1 Samuel 28:23

But he refused, saying, “I can't eat anything.” But his men and the woman encouraged him to eat, and he did what they said. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.