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2 Samuel 12:23
But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
King James Version
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
World English Bible
But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
American Standard Version
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.
Geneva Bible 1599
But now being dead, wherefore shoulde I now fast? Can I bring him againe any more? I shall goe to him, but he shall not returne to me.
Darby Translation
But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.
Young's Literal Translation
and now, he hath died, why [is] this — I fast? am I able to bring him back again? I am going unto him, and he doth not turn back unto me.'
Bible in Basic English
But now that the child is dead there is no reason for me to go without food; am I able to make him come back to life? I will go to him, but he will never come back to me.
22David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’
24Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
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