American Standard Version
"David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. "
— 2 Samuel 12:16, American Standard Version
“David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.”
“David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.”
“Then David prayed to God for the child and fasted. He would even go and spend the night lying on the ground.”
“And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground.”
“So David made prayer to God for the child; and he took no food day after day, and went in and, stretching himself out on the earth, was there all night.”
“David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.”
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said unto David, Jehovah also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
And Nathan departed unto his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
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.
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 spake unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead!
But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.