2 Samuel 12:19

God's Word

But when David saw that his officials were whispering to one another, he realized that the child was dead. “Is the child dead?” David asked them. “⌞Yes,⌟ he is dead,” they answered.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:18

On the seventh day the child died. But David’s officials were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. They thought, “While the child was alive, we talked to him, and he wouldn’t listen to us. How can we tell him the child is dead? He may harm ⌞himself⌟.”

2 Samuel 12:20

So David got up from the ground, bathed, anointed himself, and changed his clothes. He went into the Lord’s house and worshiped. Then he went home and asked for food. They placed food in front of him, and he ate.

2 Samuel 13:39

King David began to long for Absalom once people had consoled him over Amnon’s death.

1 Thessalonians 4:13

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