Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 12:17
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.
Amplified® Bible
His older house servants arose [in the night] and went to him to raise him up from the floor, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them.
Contemporary English Version
His officials stood beside him and tried to talk him into getting up. But he would not get up or eat with them.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
His court officials went to him and tried to make him get up, but he refused and would not eat anything with them.
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.
New American Standard Bible
The elders of his household stood beside him in order to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat food with them.
New International Version
The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.
New King James Version
So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The elders of his household stood beside him in order to raise him up from the ground, but he felt unwilling and would not eat food with them.
Revised Standard Version
And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground; but he would not, nor did he eat food with them.
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;
