16And David besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.


In Context

13 And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah has also put away thy sin: thou shalt not die.

14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, even the child that is born to thee shall certainly die.

15 And Nathan departed to his house. And Jehovah smote the child that Urijah's wife bore to David, and it became very sick.

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

17 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.

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 spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice; and how shall we say to him, The child is dead? he may do some harm.

2 Samuel 12:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:16David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and went into his house and spent the nights lying on the ground.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:16David therefore sought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.