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;


In Context

14 only, because thou hast caused the enemies of Jehovah greatly to despise by this thing, also the son who is born to thee doth surely die.'

15 And Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable;

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

17 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;

18 and it cometh to pass on the seventh day, that the lad dieth, and the servants of David fear to declare to him that the lad is dead, for they said, 'Lo, in the lad being alive we spake unto him, and he did not hearken to our voice; and how do we say unto him, The lad is dead? — then he hath done evil.'

19 And David seeth that his servants are whispering, and David understandeth that the lad is dead, and David saith unto his servants, 'Is the lad dead?' and they say, '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 Darby Bible Translation 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, and he ate no 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 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.