2 Samuel 12:22

“And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?”

"And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?" - 2 Samuel 12:22
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What does 2 Samuel 12:22 mean?

The verse 2 Samuel 12:22 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?" This verse comes from the Old Testament book of 2 Samuel…

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A Heart Cry: Fasting, Weeping, and the Grace of God

As we delve into the profound moment captured in 2 Samuel 12:22, we find ourselves in the midst of David's tumultuous emotional experience as he faces the impending death of his child. The verse states, "And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said…

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A Prayer for Hope and Grace in Times of Sorrow

O Gracious and Merciful Father, As I come before Thee in humility and reverence today, my heart is heavy with the burden of sorrow and longing. In the sacred words of 2 Samuel 12:22, I am reminded of King David’s anguished plea, where he said, "While the child was yet alive, I…

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2 Samuel 22:12 - "And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies."
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2 Samuel 22:22 - "For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God."
"And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies." - 2 Samuel 22:12
2 Samuel 22:17-20
2 Samuel 6:14–22
2 Samuel 22:2 - "And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;"
1 Samuel 22:12 - "And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord."
2 Samuel 5:12
1 Samuel 2:12
2 Samuel 12:2 - "The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:"
2 Samuel 22:19 - "They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay."
2 Samuel 22:48 - "It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,"
2 Samuel 12:12 - "For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun."
2 Samuel 22:13 - "Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled."
1 Samuel 12:22 - "For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people."
2 Samuel 22:46 - "Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places."
2 Samuel 22:42 - "They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not."
2 Samuel 22:33 - "God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect."
2 Samuel 22:6 - "The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;"
2 Samuel 22:15 - "And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them."
2 Samuel 5:22 - "¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
2 Samuel 22:32 - "For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?"
2 Samuel 22:14 - "The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice."
2 Samuel 22:47 - "The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation."
2 Samuel 22:10 - "He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet."