2 Samuel 12:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 12:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 12:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 12:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.””
2 Samuel 12:23 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 12:23 ASV — 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. ”
2 Samuel 12:23 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 12:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and now, he hath died, why <FI>is<Fi> this--I fast? am I able to bring him back again? I am going unto him, and he doth not turn back unto me.'”
2 Samuel 12:23 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 12:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
2 Samuel 12:23 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 12:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But now being dead, wherefore shoulde I now fast? Can I bring him againe any more? I shall goe to him, but he shall not returne to me.”
2 Samuel 12:23 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 12:23 in Context — 2 Samuel 12
21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
23 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.
24 And David comforted Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.
25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
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What Does 2 Samuel 12:23 Mean?
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