Font Size
2 Samuel 12:22-24
New American Standard Bible
2 Samuel 12:22-24
New American Standard Bible
22 And he said, “While the child was still alive, (A)I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘(B)Who knows, the Lord may be gracious to me, and the child may live.’ 23 But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? (C)I am going to him, but (D)he will not return to me.”
Solomon Born
24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and went in to her and slept with her; and she gave birth to a son, and [a](E)he named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved him,
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 2 Samuel 12:24 Some mss 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;
New American Standard Bible (NASB) 
New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.