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2 Samuel 12:19-21
GOD’S WORD Translation
2 Samuel 12:19-21
GOD’S WORD Translation
19 But when David saw that his officials were whispering to one another, he realized that the child was dead. “Is the child dead?” David asked them.
“⌞Yes,⌟ he is dead,” they answered.
20 So David got up from the ground, bathed, anointed himself, and changed his clothes. He went into the Lord’s house and worshiped. Then he went home and asked for food. They placed food in front of him, and he ate.
21 His officials asked him, “Why are you acting this way? You fasted and cried over the child when he was alive. But as soon as the child died, you got up and ate.”
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