2 Samuel 12:17
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.
2 Samuel 12:17 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| 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. |
| ASV | 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 | 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; |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | And the chief men of his house got up and went to his side to make him get up from the earth, but he would not; and he would not take food with them. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 2 Samuel 12:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 12:15-23
15-23. the Lord struck the child ... and it was very sick--The first visible chastisement inflicted on David appeared on the person of that child which was the evidence and monument of his guilt. His domestics were surprised at his conduct, and in explanation of its singularity, it is necessary to remark that the custom in the East is to leave the nearest relative of a deceased person to the full and undisturbed…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:15-25
David now penned the 51st Psalm, in which, though he had been assured that his sin was pardoned, he prays earnestly for pardon, and greatly laments his sin. He was willing to bear the shame of it, to have it ever before him, to be continually upbraided with it. God gives us leave to be earnest with him in prayer for particular blessings, from trust in his power and general mercy, though we have no particular promise…
2 Samuel 12:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 12:17
- 2 Samuel 3:35
And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
- 1 Samuel 28:23
But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
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Context
- 2 Samuel 12:16
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
- 2 Samuel 12:17
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.
- 2 Samuel 12:18
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
2 Samuel 12:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y levantándose los ancianos de su casa fueron á él para hacerlo levantar de tierra; mas él no quiso, ni comió con ellos pan. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les anciens de sa maison se levèrent et vinrent vers lui pour le faire lever de terre; mais il ne voulut pas, et ne mangea pas le pain avec eux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Ältesten seines Hauses machten sich zu ihm auf, um ihn von der Erde aufzurichten; aber er wollte nicht und aß kein Brot mit ihnen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Venerunt autem seniores domus ejus, cogentes eum ut surgeret de terra: qui noluit, nec comedit cum eis cibum. |