2 Samuel 12:19

12:19 When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he ¹  realized that the child was dead. So David asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” They replied, “Yes, he’s dead.”

2 Samuel 12:22

12:22 He replied, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept because I thought, ²  ‘Perhaps ³  the Lord will show pity and the child will live.

[12:19]  ¹ tn Heb “David.” The name has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun (“he”) for stylistic reasons.

[12:22]  ² tn Heb “said.”

[12:22]  ³ tn Heb “Who knows?”