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David, who fasted for the child, rises and eats after the child dies

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2 Samuel 12:16–23: David therefore begs God for the child; and David fasts, and goes in and lies all night on the ground. The elders of his house arise beside him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he doesn’t eat bread with them. On the seventh day, the child dies. David’s servants are afraid to tell him that the child is dead, for they say, “Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him and he didn’t listen to our voice. How will he then harm himself if we tell him that the child is dead?” But when David sees that his servants are whispering together, David perceives that the child is dead; and David says to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They say, “He is dead.” Then David arises from the earth, and washes and anoints himself, and changes his clothing; and he comes into the LORD’s house, and worships. Then he comes to his own house; and when he requests, they set bread before him and he eats. Then his servants say to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread.” He says, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

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2SA 12:16–23, engwebp
¹⁶David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.
¹⁷The elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he didn’t eat bread with them.
¹⁸On the seventh day, the child died. David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him and he didn’t listen to our voice. How will he then harm himself if we tell him that the child is dead?”
¹⁹But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.”
²⁰Then David arose from the earth, and washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into the LORD’s house, and worshiped. Then he came to his own house; and when he requested, they set bread before him and he ate.
²¹Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread.”
²²He said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’
²³But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
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Evidence: 2 Samuel 12:16–23

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Current wording: 2 Samuel 12:16–23: David therefore begs God for the child; and David fasts, and goes in and lies all night on the ground. The elders of his house arise beside him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he doesn’t eat bread with them. On the seventh day, the child dies. David’s servants are afraid to tell him that the child is dead, for they say, “Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him and he didn’t listen to our voice. How will he then harm himself if we tell him that the child is dead?” But when David sees that his servants are whispering together, David perceives that the child is dead; and David says to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They say, “He is dead.” Then David arises from the earth, and washes and anoints himself, and changes his clothing; and he comes into the LORD’s house, and worships. Then he comes to his own house; and when he requests, they set bread before him and he eats. Then his servants say to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread.” He says, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
Cited evidence: 2SA 12:16–23, engwebp
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