Then Nathan departed to his house. YHWH struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he became very sick.
2 Samuel 12:16 - Y'all Version Bible David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted and went in and lay all night [repeatedly] on the floor. American Standard Version (1901) David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. Common English Bible David begged God for the boy. He fasted and spent the night sleeping on the ground. Catholic Public Domain Version And David begged the Lord on behalf of the little one. And David fasted strictly, and entering alone, he lay upon the ground. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground. |
Then Nathan departed to his house. YHWH struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he became very sick.
He said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether YHWH will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’
Then the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
When Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his body, fasted, lay in sackcloth, and went about despondently.
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for several days, and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.
“You go and gather together all the Jews who are present in Susa, and y’all fast for me. Y’all must not eat nor drink three days, night or day. I and my maidens will also fast the same way. Then I will go in to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”
Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
In that day, the Lord, YHWH Almighty, called to weeping, to mourning, to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth.
YHWH, in trouble they have visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting. No musical instruments were brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.
I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
Who knows? God may turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of YHWH until the evening. He and the elders of Israel put dust on their heads.