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2 Samuel 12:22-24
Names of God Bible
2 Samuel 12:22-24
Names of God Bible
22 David answered, “As long as the child was alive, I fasted and cried. I thought, ‘Who knows? Yahweh may be gracious to me and let the child live.’ 23 But why should I fast now that he’s dead? Can I bring him back? Someday I’ll go to him, but he won’t come back to me.”
24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He went to bed with her, and she later gave birth to a son. David named him Solomon. Yahweh loved the child
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2 Samuel 12:22-24
New King James Version
2 Samuel 12:22-24
New King James Version
22 And he said, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; (A)for I said, ‘Who can tell whether [a]the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ 23 But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go (B)to him, but (C)he shall not return to me.”
Solomon Is Born
24 Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her. So (D)she bore a son, and (E)he[b] called his name Solomon. Now the Lord loved him,
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- 2 Samuel 12:22 Heb. mss., Syr. God
- 2 Samuel 12:24 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., a few Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
2 Samuel 12:22-24
New International Version
2 Samuel 12:22-24
New International Version
22 He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows?(A) The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.’(B) 23 But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him,(C) but he will not return to me.”(D)
24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba,(E) and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon.(F) The Lord loved him;
2 Samuel 12:22-24
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 12:22-24
English Standard Version
22 He said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, (A)‘Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ 23 But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, (B)but he will not return to me.”
Solomon's Birth
24 Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and (C)she bore a son, and he called his name (D)Solomon. And the Lord loved him
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