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2 Samuel 12:16

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

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  1. 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. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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?

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