2 Samuel 12:17

WEB

¹⁷The elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he didn’t eat bread with them.

KJV

¹⁷And 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.

BSB

¹⁷The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.

FBV

¹⁷His senior officials approached him and tried to help him up from the ground, but he didn't want to, and he refused their appeals to eat.

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Extra References

2 Samuel 3:35

³⁵All the people came to urge David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else, until the sun goes down.”

1 Samuel 28:23

²³But he refused, and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the earth and sat on the bed.