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2 Samuel 12:16
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14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord ato blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.”  
15 Then Nathan departed to his house. And the aLord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill.  

The Death of David’s Son

16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and alay all night on the ground.  
17 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.
18 Then on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. For they said, “Indeed, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not heed our voice. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He may do some harm!”
19 When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.”
Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 12:16

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American Standard Version
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

Amplified® Bible
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted and went in and lay all night [repeatedly] on the floor.

Contemporary English Version
So David went without eating to show his sorrow, and he begged God to make the boy well. David would not sleep on his bed, but spent each night lying on the floor.

Darby English Version
And David besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.

Good News Bible
David prayed to God that the child would get well. He refused to eat anything, and every night he went into his room and spent the night lying on the floor.

King James Version
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

New American Standard Bible
David therefore inquired of God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground.

New International Version
David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and went into his house and spent the nights lying on the ground.

New King James Version
David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
David therefore inquired of God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground.

Revised Standard Version
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the ground.

Young's Literal Translation
and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.


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