Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
2 Samuel 12:16
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
BSB text & permissions
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
KJV text & permissions
David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.
WEB text & permissions
ASVAmerican Standard Version
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
ASV text & permissions
BLB is available for the New Testament only in this reader.
BLB text & permissions
READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
2 Samuel 12
14 Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
15 After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
16 David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
17 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.
18 On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even harm himself.”
Read the full chapter →