2 Samuel 12:17
Bible › 2 Samuel › Chapter 12 › Verse 17
And 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 elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.
In other translations
And 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 elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.
Hebrew words
וַיָּקֻמוּvaiyakumuand they stoodH6965זִקְנֵיziknei[the] elders ofH2205בֵיתוֹveitohouse hisH1004עָלָיו'alavwith himH5921לַהֲקִימוֹlahakimoto raise himH6965מִן־min-fromH4480הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe groundH776וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808אָבָה'avahhe was willingH14וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808בָרָאvara'he ateH1254אִתָּם'itamwith themH854לָחֶם׃lachemfoodH3899
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 3:35And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
- 1 Samuel 28:23But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.
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