2 Samuel 12:16
“Dauid therfore besought God for the childe, and Dauid fasted, and went in, and lay all night vpon the earth.”
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2 Samuel 12:16 Context
14Howbeit, because by this deede thou hast giuen great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the childe also that is borne vnto thee, shall surely die. 15¶ And Nathan departed vnto his house: and the Lord strake the childe that Uriahs wife bare vnto Dauid, and it was very sicke. 16Dauid therfore besought God for the childe, and Dauid fasted, and went in, and lay all night vpon the earth. 17And the Elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him vp from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eate bread with them. 18And it came to passe on the seuenth day, that the childe died: and the seruants of Dauid feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they saide, Behold, while the childe was yet aliue, we spake vnto him, and he would not hearken vnto our voice: how will he then vexe himselfe, if we tell him that the childe is dead?
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Other Translations for 2 Samuel 12:16
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
- King James Version
David therefore inquired of God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So 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.
- Basic English Bible
And David besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.
- Darby Bible
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
- Webster's Bible
David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.
- World English Bible
and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.
- Youngs Literal Bible
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and as often as he went in, he lay all night upon the earth.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Samuel 12:16
12:16 Besought - Supposing the threatening might be conditional, and so the execution of it prevented by prayer. Went - Into his closet.