2 Samuel 12:17

And the chief men of his house got up and went to his side to make him get up from the earth, but he would not; and he would not take food with them.

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In The King James Version

And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

In Context

16So David made prayer to God for the child; and he took no food day after day, and went in and, stretching himself out on the earth, was there all night.

18And then on the seventh day the child's death took place. And David's servants were in fear of giving him the news of the child's death: for they said, Truly, while the child was still living he gave no attention when we said anything to him: what will he do to himself if we give him word that the child is dead?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 28:23But he would not, saying, I have no desire for food. But his servants, together with the woman, made him take food, and he gave way to them. So he got up from the earth, and took his seat on the bed.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 12:16-26

David's Humiliation; Birth of Solomon. ( b. c. 1036.) 15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. 16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. 17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. 18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of… Read the whole commentary →

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