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2 Samuel 12:18New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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18 On the seventh day the child died, but David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. They said: “While the child was alive we spoke to him, and he did not listen to us. So how can we tell him that the child has died? He may do something terrible.”
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2 Samuel 12:18New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
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18 And it came about on the seventh day that the child gradually died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child had died; for they said: “Look! While the child continued alive we did speak to him, and he did not listen to our voice; so how can we say to him, ‘The child has died’? Then he will certainly do something bad.”
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2 Samuel 12:18The Bible in Living English
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18 And on the seventh day the child died; and David’s officers were afraid to tell him the child was dead, because they thought “Here we spoke to him while the child was alive and he did not obey, and how are we to tell him ‘The child is dead’? and he will do something bad.”
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2 Samuel 12:18American Standard Version
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18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead!
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2 Samuel 12:18The Emphasized Bible
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18 And it came to pass, on the seventh day, that the child died,—but the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead, for said they—Lo! while the child was living, we spake unto him and he hearkened not unto our voice, how then can we say unto him, The child is dead, and so he do [himself] harm?
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2 Samuel 12:18King James Version
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18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
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