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2 Samuel 12:17

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← 2 Samuel 12:16	2 Samuel 12:17 (KJV)	2 Samuel 12:18 →
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.	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?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the elders^H2205 of his house^H1004 arose^H6965, and went to him, to raise him up^H6965 from the earth^H776: but he would^H14 not, neither did he eat^H1262 bread^H3899 with them.

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Original Hebrew

וַיָּקֻמוּ זִקְנֵי בֵיתֹו עָלָיו לַהֲקִימֹו מִן־הָאָרֶץ וְלֹא אָבָה וְלֹא־בָרָא אִתָּם לָחֶם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יָּקֻ֜מוּ	va/i.ya.Ku.mu	H6965	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they stood
זִקְנֵ֤י	zik.Nei	H2205	HAampc	(the) elders of
בֵית/וֹ֙	vei.T/o	H1004	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	house/ his
עָלָ֔י/ו	'a.La/v	H5921	HR/Sp3ms	with/ him
לַ/הֲקִימ֖/וֹ	la./ha.ki.M/o	H6965	HR/Vhc/Sp3ms	to/ raise/ him
מִן	min-	H4480	HR	from
הָ/אָ֑רֶץ	ha./'A.retz	H776	HTd/Ncbsa	the/ ground
וְ/לֹ֣א	ve./Lo'	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
אָבָ֔ה	'a.Vah	H14	HVqp3ms	he was willing
וְ/לֹֽא	ve./lo'-	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
בָרָ֥א	va.Ra'	H1262	HVqp3ms	he ate
אִתָּ֖/ם	'i.Ta/m	H854	HR/Sp3mp	with/ them
לָֽחֶם	La.chem	H3899	HNcbsa	food

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

Strong's References

• H14 — אָבָה (ʼâbâh, aw-baw'): a primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent; consent, rest content will, be willing.
• 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.
• H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
• H1262 — בָּרָה (bârâh, baw-raw'): a primitive root; to select; also (as denominative from בָּר) to feed; also (as equivalent to בָּרַר) to render clear (Ecclesiastes 3:18); to select; to feed; to render clear; choose, (cause to) eat, manifest, (give) meat.
• H2205 — זָקֵן (zâqên, zaw-kane'): from זָקֵן; old; aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
• H3899 — לֶחֶם (lechem, lekh'-em): from לָחַם; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
• H6965 — קוּם (qûwm, koom): a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative); abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).

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

• H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי; or מִנֵּי; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

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

• the elders — 1 Samuel 28:23, 2 Samuel 3:35

Reciprocal references (5): Genesis 37:35, 1 Samuel 1:8, 2 Samuel 14:7, 1 Kings 21:27, Daniel 6:18

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: DAVID
• Torrey’s: AFFLICTED SAINTS
• Nave’s: BEREAVEMENT, CHILDREN, DAVID, FASTING, GOVERNMENT

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