17And 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.


In Context

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.

19 But David saw that his servants whispered, and David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

2 Samuel 12:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:17The 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.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:17And 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:17And the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:17And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:17And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:17And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:17The 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:17And 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:17And 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.