2 Samuel 12:18

Tree of Life Version

Then it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, “Behold, while the child was still alive, we spoke to him and he didn’t listen to our voice. So how can we tell him that the child is dead? He might do something terrible!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:17

The elders of his household stood beside him in order to get him up from the floor but he was unwilling and would not eat food with them.

2 Samuel 12:19

But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead. So David asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” “He is dead,” they said.

Numbers 20:15

Our forefathers went down to Egypt, so we lived there for a very long time. The Egyptians mistreated us, and our fathers.