All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. ‘No,’ he said. ‘I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.’ And his father wept for him.
2 Samuel 12:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I’ll go to him, but he will never return to me.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me. American Standard Version (1901) But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me. Common English Bible But he is dead now. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? No. I am going where he is, but he won’t come back to me.” Catholic Public Domain Version But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Would I be able to bring him back anymore? Instead, I will go to him. Yet truly, he will not return to me." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Shall I be able to bring him back any more? I shall go to him rather: but he shall not return to me. |
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. ‘No,’ he said. ‘I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.’ And his father wept for him.
‘As for me, I am going the way of all of the earth. Be strong and be a man,
Yes, I know that you will lead me to death – the place appointed for all who live.
And he said to him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.’