2 Samuel 12:17
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
In context
15 Then Nathan departed to his house. The LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he was very sick.
16 David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.
17 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.
18 On the seventh day, the child died. David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him and he didn’t listen to our voice. How will he then harm himself if we tell him that the child is dead?”
19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.”
2 Samuel 12:17 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.