2 Samuel 12:17

Then the elders of his house came, urging him to rise up from the ground. And he was not willing, nor would he eat a meal 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

16And David begged the Lord on behalf of the little one. And David fasted strictly, and entering alone, he lay upon the ground.

18Then, on the seventh day, it happened that the infant died. And the servants of David were afraid to report to him that the little one had died. For they said: “Behold, when the child was still alive, we were speaking to him, but he would not listen to our voice. How much more will he afflict himself, if we tell him that the boy is dead?”

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Cross References

1 Samuel 28:23But he refused, and he said, “I will not eat.” But his servants and the woman urged him, and after some time, heeding their voice, he rose up from the ground, and he sat upon 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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