Translations
Modern
When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he perceived that the child was dead. So he asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” “He is dead,” they replied.
Traditional
But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
Literal
And David saw that his servants were whispering, and David perceived that the child was dead. And David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.”
Latin
Cum ergo David vidisset servos suos mussitantes, intellexit quod mortuus esset infantulus: dixitque ad servos suos: Num mortuus est puer? Qui responderunt ei: Mortuus est.
Original
Hebrew
English
When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he perceived that the child was dead. So he asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” “He is dead,” they replied.
Notes
Chapter 12 expands on the final part of 2 Samuel 11:27.
Theme notes and profiles
Bathsheba David Hittites Solomon Dealing with Conflict The Dangers of Sin
Events
People
David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ
Glossary
Bathsheba David Fast, Fasting Hittites Joab King Kings, Books of First and Second Psalms, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Afflicted Saints: Examples of Afflicted Saints: David Bereavement of his Child by Bath-Sheba Children: Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: David's Child by Uriah's Wife Children: Resignation Manifested at Loss of David: King of Israel: Death of his Infant Son (Born from Bath-Sheba) Fasting: During the Sickness of the Child Born to Him by Bath-Sheba Parents: Parental Affection Exemplified by David