2 Samuel 12:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.”
2 Samuel 12:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 12:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 12:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.”
2 Samuel 12:16 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 12:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. ”
2 Samuel 12:16 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 12:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.”
2 Samuel 12:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 12:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David besoughtGod for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth. ”
2 Samuel 12:16 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 12:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Dauid therefore besought God for the childe, and fasted and went in, and lay all night vpon the earth.”
2 Samuel 12:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 12:16 in Context — 2 Samuel 12
14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
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 David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
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What Does 2 Samuel 12:16 Mean?
2 Samuel 12:16 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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