2Sam.12.17

2 Samuel 12:17

KJV

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.

David’s Loss and Repentance

Loss of a Child

Cross References

Genesis 24:2

KJV

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

A Wife for Isaac

2 Samuel 3:35

KJV

And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.

David Mourns for Abner

2 Samuel 12:18

KJV

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?

David’s Loss and Repentance

Loss of a Child

Psalm 102:4

KJV

My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

The Prayer of the Afflicted

A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD.

Daniel 6:18

KJV

¶ Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.

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.

David’s Loss and Repentance

Loss of a Child

Cross References

A Wife for Isaac

David Mourns for Abner

David’s Loss and Repentance

Loss of a Child

The Prayer of the Afflicted

A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD.

Daniel in the Lions’ Den