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2 Samuel 12:16

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← 2 Samuel 12:15	2 Samuel 12:16 (KJV)	2 Samuel 12:17 →
And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.	David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

David^H1732 therefore besought^H1245 God^H430 for the child^H5288; and David^H1732 fasted^{H6684 H6685}, and went in^H935, and lay^H7901 all night^H3885 upon the earth^H776.

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Original Hebrew

וַיְבַקֵּשׁ דָּוִד אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים בְּעַד הַנָּעַר וַיָּצָם דָּוִד צֹום וּבָא וְלָן וְשָׁכַב אָרְצָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	va/y.va.Kesh	H1245	HC/Vpw3ms	and/ he sought
דָּוִ֛ד	da.Vid	H1732	HNp	David
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים	ha./'E.lo.Him	H430	HTd/Ncmpa	(the)/ God
בְּעַ֣ד	be.'Ad	H1157	HR	for
הַ/נָּ֑עַר	ha./Na.'ar	H5288	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ lad
וַ/יָּ֤צָם	va/i.Ya.tzom	H6684	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he fasted
דָּוִד֙	da.Vid	H1732	HNp	David
צ֔וֹם	Tzom	H6685	HNcmsa	a fast
וּ/בָ֥א	u./Va'	H935	HC/Vqp3ms	and/ he went
וְ/לָ֖ן	ve./Lan	H3885	HC/Vqp3ms	and/ he passed (the) night
וְ/שָׁכַ֥ב	ve./sha.Khav	H7901	HC/Vqp3ms	and/ he lay
אָֽרְצָ/ה	'A.re.tza/h	H776	HNcbsa/Sd	(the) ground/ towards

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
• H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
• H3885 — לוּן (lûwn, loon): or לִין; a primitive root; to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain); abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).
• H5288 — נַעַר (naʻar, nah'-ar): from נָעַר; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age); babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
• H6684 — צוּם (tsûwm, tsoom): a primitive root; to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast; [idiom] at all, fast.
• H6685 — צוֹם (tsôwm, tsome): or צֹם; from צוּם; a fast; fast(-ing).
• H7901 — שָׁכַב (shâkab, shaw-kab'): a primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose); [idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1157 — בְּעַד (bᵉʻad, beh-ad'): from עַד with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.; about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• besought — 2 Samuel 12:22, Psalms 50:15, Isaiah 26:16, Joel 2:12-14, Jonah 3:9
• fasted — Esther 4:16, Psalms 69:10, Isaiah 22:12, Acts 9:9
• lay all night — 2 Samuel 13:31, Job 20:12-14

Reciprocal references (12): Deuteronomy 9:18, Joshua 7:6, 1 Samuel 1:8, 1 Kings 18:42, Job 1:20, Daniel 6:18, Joel 1:13, Matthew 6:16, Mark 5:23, John 11:31, 1 Corinthians 2:15, 2 Corinthians 12:8

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: DAVID, HOME, PRAYER, SELF-INDULGENCE-SELF-DENIAL
• Torrey’s: AFFLICTED SAINTS, BEDS, DISEASES, FASTING
• Nave’s: AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES, BEREAVEMENT, CHILDREN, DAVID, FASTING, MOURNING, PARENTS, SEVEN

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