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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>2 Samuel 12:23 Catholic Bible: But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Could I bring the child back to life? I will some day go to where he is, but he can never come back to me." </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/2_samuel/12-23.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/2_samuel/12-23.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/2_samuel/12-23.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/2_samuel/1.htm">2 Samuel</a> > <a href="/gntd/2_samuel/12.htm">Chapter 12</a> > Verse 23</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_samuel/12-22.htm" title="2 Samuel 12:22">◄</a> 2 Samuel 12:23 <a href="../2_samuel/12-24.htm" title="2 Samuel 12:24">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/12.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/2_samuel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Could I bring the child back to life? I will some day go to where he is, but he can never come back to me." <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.”<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/2_samuel/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But now that he's dead, why should I go without eating? I can't bring him back! Someday I will join him in death, but he can't return to me. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.”<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/2_samuel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Shall I be able to bring him back any more? I shall go to him rather: but he shall not return to me.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Shall I be able to bring him back any more? I shall go to him rather: but he shall not return to me.</p><p class="hdg">I shall go</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35</a> And all his children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping,</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../job/30-23.htm">Job 30:23</a> I know that thou wilt deliver me to death, where a house is appointed for every one that liveth.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/23-43.htm">Luke 23:43</a> And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee: This day thou shalt be with me in paradise.</p><p class="hdg">he shall not</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8-10</a> Nor shall the sight of man behold me: thy eyes are upon me, and I shall be no more. . . . </p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/2_samuel/12.htm">David's Loss and Repentance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>And he said: While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept for him: for I said: Who knoweth whether the Lord may not give him to me, and the child may live? <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl">But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Shall I be able to bring him back any more? I shall go to him rather: but he shall not return to me.</span><div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35</a></span><br />And all his children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../job/7-8.htm">Job 7:8</a></span><br />Nor shall the sight of man behold me: thy eyes are upon me, and I shall be no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../job/7-9.htm">Job 7:9</a></span><br />As a cloud is consumed, and passeth away: so he that shall go down to hell shall not come up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../job/10-21.htm">Job 10:21</a></span><br />Before I go and return no more, to a land that is dark and covered with the mist of death:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/12-22.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-22.htm">Child</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-21.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-21.htm">Died</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-21.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-22.htm">Food</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-9.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-22.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-10.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/15-34.htm">Able</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-7.htm">Child</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-32.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-33.htm">Died</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-5.htm">Food</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-7.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-26.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-19.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-4.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/12-23.htm">2 Samuel 12:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/12-23.htm">2 Samuel 12:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/12-23.htm">2 Samuel 12:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/12-23.htm">2 Samuel 12:23 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/12-23.htm">2 Samuel 12:23 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/12-23.htm">2 Samuel 12:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/12-23.htm">2 Samuel 12:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/12-23.htm">2 Samuel 12:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/2_samuel/12-23.htm">2 Samuel 12:23 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: again back bring But Can dead died fast go has he him I is me not now return should that to why will<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/2_samuel/12-23.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 12:23 But now he is dead why should (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools</a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="/catholic/">Catholic Bible</a><br /><br /><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_samuel/12-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 12:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 12:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_samuel/12-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 12:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 12:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#f7f7f7"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="8261988112"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>