2 Samuel 12:17

New Century Version

The elders of David’s family came to him and tried to pull him up from the ground, but he refused to get up or to eat food with them.

Cross References

Genesis 24:2

Abraham said to his oldest servant, who was in charge of everything he owned, “Put your hand under my leg.

Genesis 37:35

All of his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he could not be comforted. He said, “I will be sad about my son until the day I die.” So Jacob cried for his son Joseph.

2 Samuel 12:18

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 him the baby is dead, he may do something awful.”

2 Samuel 3:35

They came to encourage David to eat while it was still day. But he made a promise, saying, “May God punish me terribly if I eat bread or anything else before the sun sets!”

Psalm 102:4

My heart is like grass that has been cut and dried. I forget to eat.

Daniel 6:18

Then King Darius went back to his palace. He did not eat that night, he did not have any entertainment brought to him, and he could not sleep.

1 Samuel 28:23

But Saul refused, saying, “I won’t eat.” His servants joined the woman in asking him to eat, and he listened to them. So he got up from the ground and sat on the bed.