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2 SAMUEL 12:13

And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. ...

2 SAMUEL 12:14

Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also [that is] born unto thee shall surely die. ...

2 SAMUEL 12:15

# And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. ...

2 SAMUEL 12:16

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. ...

2 SAMUEL 12:17

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. ...

2 SAMUEL 12:18

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 would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? ...

2 SAMUEL 12:19

But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. ...

2 SAMUEL 12:20

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed [himself], and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. ...

2 SAMUEL 12:21

Then said his servants unto him, What thing [is] this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, [while it was] alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. ...

2 SAMUEL 12:22

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell [whether] GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live? ...

2 SAMUEL 12:23

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. ...

2 SAMUEL 12:24

# And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him. ...