2 Samuel 12:16
2 Samuel 12:15-18 The Message (MSG)
After Nathan went home, GOD afflicted the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he came down sick. David prayed desperately to God for the little boy. He fasted, wouldn’t go out, and slept on the floor. The elders in his family came in and tried to get him off the floor, but he wouldn’t budge. Nor could they get him to eat anything. On the seventh day the child died. David’s servants were afraid to tell him. They said, “What do we do now? While the child was living he wouldn’t listen to a word we said. Now, with the child dead, if we speak to him there’s no telling what he’ll do.”
2 Samuel 12:16 King James Version (KJV)
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
2 Samuel 12:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
David therefore inquired of God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground.
2 Samuel 12:16 New Century Version (NCV)
David prayed to God for the baby. David fasted and went into his house and stayed there, lying on the ground all night.
2 Samuel 12:16 American Standard Version (ASV)
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
2 Samuel 12:16 New International Version (NIV)
David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground.
2 Samuel 12:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.
2 Samuel 12:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
David therefore appealed to God for the child [to be healed]; and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.