2 Samuel 12:17

Modern

The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.

Traditional

And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

Literal

And the elders of his house arose beside him to raise him up from the ground, and he would not, nor did he eat food with them.

Latin

Venerunt autem seniores domus ejus, cogentes eum ut surgeret de terra: qui noluit, nec comedit cum eis cibum.

Hebrew

English

The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.

Chapter 12 expands on the final part of 2 Samuel 11:27.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Samuel 3:35
Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
1 Samuel 28:23
Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.