2 Samuel 12:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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, he might do something bad to himself.”

Cross References

Numbers 20:15

Many years ago our ancestors went down into Egypt, and we lived there for many years. The people of Egypt were cruel to us.

2 Samuel 12:17

The leaders of David’s family came and tried to pull David up from the ground, but he refused to get up. He refused to eat with these leaders.

2 Samuel 12:19

David saw his servants whispering and understood that the baby was dead. So David asked his servants, “Is the baby dead?” The servants answered, “Yes, he is dead.”