2 Samuel 12:16

NETBible

Then David prayed to 1  God for the child and fasted. 2  He would even 3  go and spend the night lying on the ground.

NIV ©

David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and went into his house and spent the nights lying on the ground.

NASB ©

David therefore inquired of God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground.

NLT ©

David begged God to spare the child. He went without food and lay all night on the bare ground.

MSG ©

David prayed desperately to God for the little boy. He fasted, wouldn't go out, and slept on the floor.

BBE ©

So David made prayer to God for the child; and he took no food day after day, and went in and, stretching himself out on the earth, was there all night.

NRSV ©

David therefore pleaded with God for the child; David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.

NKJV ©

David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.

KJV
David
<01732>
therefore besought
<01245> (8762)
God
<0430>
for the child
<05288>_;
and David
<01732>
fasted
<06684> (8799) <06685>_,
and went in
<0935> (8804)_,
and lay
<07901> (8804)
all night
<03885> (8804)
upon the earth
<0776>_.
{fasted: Heb. fasted a fast}
NASB ©
David
<1732>
therefore inquired
<1245>
of God
<430>
for the child
<5288>
; and David
<1732>
fasted
<6684>
<6685> and went
<935>
and lay
<7901>
all night
<3885>
on the ground
<776>
.
LXXM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ezhthsen
<2212> 
V-AAI-3S
dauid {N-PRI} ton
<3588> 
T-ASM
yeon
<2316> 
N-ASM
peri
<4012> 
PREP
tou
<3588> 
T-GSN
paidariou
<3808> 
N-GSN
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
enhsteusen
<3522> 
V-AAI-3S
dauid {N-PRI} nhsteian
<3521> 
N-ASF
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
eishlyen
<1525> 
V-AAI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
hulisyh {V-API-3S} en
<1722> 
PREP
sakkw
<4526> 
N-DSM
epi
<1909> 
PREP
thv
<3588> 
T-GSF
ghv
<1065> 
N-GSF
NET [draft] ITL
Then David
<01732>
prayed
<01245>
to God
<0430>
for
<01157>
the child
<05288>
and fasted
<06685>

<06684>
. He
<01732>
would even go
<0935>
and spend the night
<03885>
lying
<07901>
on the ground
<0776>
.
HEBREW
hura
<0776>
bksw
<07901>
Nlw
<03885>
abw
<0935>
Mwu
<06685>
dwd
<01732>
Muyw
<06684>
renh
<05288>
deb
<01157>
Myhlah
<0430>
ta
<0853>
dwd
<01732>
sqbyw (12:16)
<01245>
NETBible

Then David prayed to 1  God for the child and fasted. 2  He would even 3  go and spend the night lying on the ground.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “sought” or “searched for.”

2 tn Heb “and David fasted.”

3 tn The three Hebrew verbs that follow in this verse are perfects with prefixed vav. They may describe repeated past actions or actions which accompanied David’s praying and fasting.