2 Samuel 12:17

And the Elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him vp from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eate bread with them.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

The elders of his household stood beside him in order to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat food with them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the chief men of his house got up and went to his side to make him get up from the earth, but he would not; and he would not take food with them.
- Basic English Bible

The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

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.
- Darby Bible

And the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

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.
- English Revised Version

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.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for 2 Samuel 12:17

12:17 Elders - The chief officers of his kingdom and household. He would not - This excessive mourning did not proceed simply from the fear of the loss of the child; but from a deep sense of his sin, and the divine displeasure manifested herein.