2 Samuel 12:17
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 Living Translation
The elders of his household pleaded with him to get up and eat with them, but he refused.

English 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.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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 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.

New American Standard Bible
The elders of his household stood beside him in order to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat food with them.

NASB 1995
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.

NASB 1977
And 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.

Legacy Standard Bible
And 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.

Amplified Bible
The elders of his household stood by him [in the night] to lift him up from the ground, but he was unwilling [to get up] and would not eat food with them.

Christian Standard Bible
The elders of his house stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The elders of his house stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.

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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the Elders of his household arose to raise him up from the ground, and he was not willing, and he did not eat bread with them

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the elders of his house arose and went to him to raise him up from the ground, but he would not rise, nor did he eat bread 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them.

English Revised 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The older leaders in his palace stood beside him to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling. And he wouldn't eat with them.

Good News Translation
His court officials went to him and tried to make him get up, but he refused and would not eat anything with them.

International Standard Version
His closest advisors at the palace got up, remained with him, and tried to help him get up from the ground, but he would not do so. He also wouldn't eat with them.

JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Literal Standard Version
And [the] elderly of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he has not been willing, nor has he eaten bread with them;

Majority Standard Bible
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.

New American Bible
The elders of his house stood beside him to get him to rise from the ground; but he would not, nor would he take food with them.

NET Bible
The elders of his house stood over him and tried to lift him from the ground, but he was unwilling, and refused to eat food with them.

New Revised Standard Version
The elders of his house stood beside him, urging him to rise from the ground; but he would not, nor did he eat food with them.

New Heart English Bible
And the elders of his house approached him to lift him up from the ground, but he was unwilling, and he would not eat food with them.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
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.

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;

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Context
David's Loss and Repentance
16David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground. 17The 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. 18On 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.”…

Cross References
Genesis 24:2
So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, "Place your hand under my thigh,

2 Samuel 3:35
Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, "May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!"

2 Samuel 12:18
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."

Psalm 102:4
My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.

Daniel 6:18
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

the elders

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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2 Samuel 12
1. Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causes David to be his own judge.
7. David, reproved by Nathan, confesses his sin, and is pardoned
15. David mourns and prays for the child while it lives
24. Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah
26. David takes Rabbah, and tortures the people thereof
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The elders
זִקְנֵ֤י (ziq·nê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2205: Old

of his household
בֵיתוֹ֙ (ḇê·ṯōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

stood
וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ (way·yā·qu·mū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

beside him
עָלָ֔יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

to help him up
לַהֲקִימ֖וֹ (la·hă·qî·mōw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the ground,
הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

but he was unwilling
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

and would not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

eat
בָרָ֥א (ḇā·rā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1254: To create, to cut down, select, feed

anything with them.
אִתָּ֖ם (’it·tām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among


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