Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation 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. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground. besought 2 Samuel 12:22 And he said: While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept for him: for I said: Who knoweth whether the Lord may not give him to me, and the child may live? Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Isaiah 26:16 Lord, they have sought after thee in distress, in the tribulation of murmuring thy instruction was with them. Joel 2:12-14 Now, therefore, saith the Lord. Be converted to me with all your heart, in fasting, and in weeping, and mourning. . . . Jonah 3:9 And let men and beasts be covered with sackcloth, and cry to the Lord with all their strength, and let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the iniquity that is in their hands. fasted [heb] fasted a fast Esther 4:16 Go, and gather together all the Jews whom thou shalt find in Susan, and pray ye for me. Neither eat nor drink for three days and three nights: and I with my handmaids will fast in like manner, and then I will go in to the king, against the law, not being called, and expose myself to death and to danger. Psalm 69:10 And I covered my soul in fasting: and it was made a reproach to me. Isaiah 22:12 And the Lord, the God of hosts, in that day shall call to weeping, and to mourning, to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: Acts 9:9 And he was there three days without sight: and he did neither eat nor drink. lay all night 2 Samuel 13:31 Then the king rose up, and rent his garments: and fell upon the ground, and all his servants, that stood about him, rent their garments. Job 20:12-14 For when evil shall be sweet in his mouth, he will hide it under his tongue. . . . Context David's Loss and Repentance…15And Nathan returned to his house. The Lord also struck the child which the wife of Urias had borne to David, and his life was despaired of. 16And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground.17And the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them.… Cross References 2 Samuel 12:15 And Nathan returned to his house. The Lord also struck the child which the wife of Urias had borne to David, and his life was despaired of. 2 Samuel 13:31 Then the king rose up, and rent his garments: and fell upon the ground, and all his servants, that stood about him, rent their garments. Nehemiah 1:4 And when I had heard these words, I sat down, and wept, and mourned for many days: and I fasted, and prayed before the face of the God of heaven. Daniel 6:18 And the king went away to his house, and laid himself down without taking supper, and meat was not set before him, and even sleep departed from him. Jump to Previous Begged Besought Child David Earth Fast Fasted Food Ground House Inquired Keepeth Lain Lay Night Nights Often Pleaded Prayer Seeketh Spent Stretching YouthJump to Next Begged Besought Child David Earth Fast Fasted Food Ground House Inquired Keepeth Lain Lay Night Nights Often Pleaded Prayer Seeketh Spent Stretching YouthLinks 2 Samuel 12:16 NIV2 Samuel 12:16 NLT 2 Samuel 12:16 ESV 2 Samuel 12:16 NASB 2 Samuel 12:16 Bible Apps 2 Samuel 12:16 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 12:16 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 12:16 French Bible 2 Samuel 12:16 German Bible Alphabetical: all and child David fasted for God ground He his house inquired into lay lying night nights of on pleaded spent the therefore went with OT History: 2 Samuel 12:16 David therefore begged God for the child (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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