All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.
2 Samuel 12:23 - English Standard Version 2016 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.” Matoleo zaidiKing 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 all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.
“I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man,
before I go—and I shall not return— to the land of darkness and deep shadow,
For I know that you will bring me to death and to the house appointed for all living.
And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”