2 Samuel 12:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 12:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 12:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 12:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he didn’t eat bread with them.”
2 Samuel 12:17 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 12:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. ”
2 Samuel 12:17 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 12:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the elders of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he hath not been willing, nor hath he eaten with them bread;”
2 Samuel 12:17 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 12:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he ate no bread with them. ”
2 Samuel 12:17 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 12:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the Elders of his house arose to come vnto him, and to cause him to rise from the groud: but he would not, neither did he eate meate with them.”
2 Samuel 12:17 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 12:17 in Context — 2 Samuel 12
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?
19 But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
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What Does 2 Samuel 12:17 Mean?
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