2 Samuel 12:21-23

New American Standard Bible 1995

²¹ Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? ^[a]While the child was alive, you fasted and wept; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.” ²² He said, “While the child was still alive, ^(A)I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘^(B)Who knows, the Lord may be gracious to me, that the child may live.’ ²³ But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? ^(C)I will go to him, but ^(D)he will not return to me.”