15 So Nathan went to his house.

Loss of a Child

Then the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s [a]widow bore to David, so that he was very sick. 16 David therefore inquired of God for the child; and David (A)fasted and went and (B)lay all night on the ground. 17 (C)The elders of his household stood beside him in order to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat food with them.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:15 Lit wife