2 Samuel 12:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?”
2 Samuel 12:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 12:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 12:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether Yahweh will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’”
2 Samuel 12:22 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 12:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether Jehovah will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?”
2 Samuel 12:22 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 12:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith, `While the lad is alive I have fasted, and weep, for I said, Who knoweth? --Jehovah doth pity me, and the lad hath lived;”
2 Samuel 12:22 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 12:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I thought, Who knows? [perhaps] Jehovah will be gracious to me, that the child may live.”
2 Samuel 12:22 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 12:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he sayde, While the childe was yet aliue, I fasted, and wept: for I sayde, Who can tell whether God will haue mercy on me, that the childe may liue?”
2 Samuel 12:22 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 12:22 in Context — 2 Samuel 12
20 Alors David se leva de terre. Il se lava, s’oignit, et changea de vêtements; puis il alla dans la maison de l’Éternel, et se prosterna. De retour chez lui, il demanda qu’on lui servît à manger, et il mangea.
21 Ses serviteurs lui dirent: Que signifie ce que tu fais? Tandis que l’enfant vivait, tu jeûnais et tu pleurais; et maintenant que l’enfant est mort, tu te lèves et tu manges!
22 Il répondit: Lorsque l’enfant vivait encore, je jeûnais et je pleurais, car je disais: Qui sait si l’Éternel n’aura pas pitié de moi et si l’enfant ne vivra pas?
23 Maintenant qu’il est mort, pourquoi jeûnerais-je? Puis-je le faire revenir? J’irai vers lui, mais il ne reviendra pas vers moi.
24 David consola Bath-Schéba, sa femme, et il alla auprès d’elle et coucha avec elle. Elle enfanta un fils qu’il appela Salomon, et qui fut aimé de l’Éternel.
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What Does 2 Samuel 12:22 Mean?
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