2 Samuel 12:16 meaning and explanation
David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
2 Samuel 12:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Nathan has just announced that the child born to Bathsheba will die, and this verse shows David's response. The king who acted with cold calculation now pleads, fasts, and lies all night on the ground in sackcloth, the rough cloth of mourning.
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