The Meaning of 2 Samuel 12:17 Explained

2 Samuel 12:17

KJV: And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

YLT: And the elders of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he hath not been willing, nor hath he eaten with them bread;

Darby: And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he ate no bread with them.

ASV: And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 12:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

What does 2 Samuel 12:17 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 12:15-31 - Accepting The Lord's Judgment

When Nathan had gone, David beat out his brief confession into Psalms 51:1-19. He knew that he was clean, because purged with hyssop, Exodus 12:22; that he was whiter than snow, because the hand of the Redeemer had touched him, and the joy of God's salvation had been restored. And now he bowed himself before the train of evil consequences that must ensue. Sin may be forgiven, but the Father must needs chasten his child.

The little babe died. It cuts us to the quick when innocent children suffer for our wrong-doing. Two years after, David's sin was repeated by one of his sons, while another sought to dispossess his father of the throne. In Amnon's offense David beheld the features of his own passion, and in Absalom's revenge, his own blood-guiltiness. Psalms 41:1-13; Psalms 55:1-23 are supposed to record his sufferings during those dreary years, when it seemed as if the sunshine had passed forever from his life. The wonder is that he treated Rabbah so harshly; but it may be, as some think, that its fate was decided during the months which preceded his confession, when the misery of his soul made him petulant and exacting.

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Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 12

¹ Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causes David to be his own judge
⁷ David, reproved by Nathan, confesses his sin, and is pardoned
¹⁵ David mourns and prays for the child while it lives
²⁴ Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah
²⁶ David takes Rabbah, and tortures the people thereof

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 12:17 mean?

So arose [and went] the elders of his house to him to raise him up from the ground but not he would nor did he eat with them food

וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ זִקְנֵ֤י בֵיתוֹ֙ עָלָ֔יו לַהֲקִימ֖וֹ מִן־ הָאָ֑רֶץ וְלֹ֣א אָבָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־ בָרָ֥א אִתָּ֖ם לָֽחֶם

וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ	So arose [and went]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
זִקְנֵ֤י	the elders
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct Root: זָקֵן Sense: old.
בֵיתוֹ֙	of his house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
עָלָ֔יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
לַהֲקִימ֖וֹ	to raise him up
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
הָאָ֑רֶץ	the ground
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
וְלֹ֣א	but not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
אָבָ֔ה	he would
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָבָה Sense: to be willing, consent.
וְלֹֽא־	nor
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
בָרָ֥א	did he eat
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: בָּרָא Sense: to create, shape, form.
אִתָּ֖ם	with them
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
לָֽחֶם	food
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֶחֶם Sense: bread, food, grain.

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