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2 Samuel 12:20-22
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 12:20-22
English Standard Version
20 Then David arose from the earth (A)and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the Lord (B)and worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate. 21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.” 22 He said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, (C)‘Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’
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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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