2 Samuel 12:18-20

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁸ Then it happened on the seventh day that the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was still alive, we spoke to him and he did not listen to our voice. How then can we tell him that the child is dead, since he might do himself harm!” ¹⁹ But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; so David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.” ²⁰ So David arose from the ground, ^(A)washed, anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he came into the house of the Lord and ^(B)worshiped. Then he came to his own house, and when he requested, they set food before him and he ate.