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2 Samuel 12:21

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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.

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  1. 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. 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.

  3. 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?

  4. 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.

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