II Samuel 12:23
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Samuel 12:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Nun es aber tot ist, warum sollte ich denn fasten? Vermag ich es wieder zurückzubringen? Ich gehe zu ihm, aber es wird nicht zu mir zurückkehren.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas ahora que ya es muerto, ¿para qué tengo de ayunar? ¿podré yo hacerle volver? Yo voy á él, mas él no volverá á mí.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas agora que já é morto, para que tenho de jejuar? Poderei eu fazer-lhe voltar? Eu vou a ele, mas ele não voltará a mim.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas, agora, ela está morta; por que devo jejuar? Posso eu trazê-la de volta? Eu irei até ela, porém ela não retornará a mim".
📖 II Samuel 12:23 in Context
21Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
22And 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?
23But 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.
24And David comforted Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.
25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
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