2 Samuel 12:22 meaning and explanation
David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’
2 Samuel 12:22, Berean Standard Bible
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David speaks these words to his servants after the death of the child born to Bathsheba. While the boy was ill, David fasted and lay on the ground all night, pleading with God, because he hoped the LORD might still be gracious and spare the child.
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