2 Samuel 12:18
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?”
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2 Samuel 12:18
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?”
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2 Samuel 12:17
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.
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2 Samuel 12:16
David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.
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2 Samuel 12:19
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.”
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2 Samuel 12:20
Then David arose from the earth, and washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into Yahweh’s house, and worshiped. Then he came to his own house; and when he requested, they set bread before him and he ate.
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2 Samuel 12:23
But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
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2 Samuel 12:15
Then Nathan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
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2 Samuel 12:21
Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread.”
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2 Samuel 12:22
He said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether Yahweh will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’
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1 Corinthians 2:15
But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is to be judged by no one.
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