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2 Samuel 12:18
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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?
About 2 Samuel 12:18
2 Samuel 12:18 from 2 Samuel speaks directly to Child Training, offering wisdom drawn from the Old Testament tradition. This passage in the history literature of Scripture is widely cherished by students and teachers alike.
Related Verses
- 1 Corinthians 13:11
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
- 2 Kings 4:34
“And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.”
- Proverbs 22:6
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
- 1 Kings 3:26
“Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.”
- 1 Kings 17:21
“And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.”
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How to Apply 2 Samuel 12:18
Study 2 Samuel 12:18 in context by reading the surrounding passage in 2 Samuel. Identify one person in your life who might be encouraged by this verse on the theme of Child Training. Share it with them and open a conversation rooted in Scripture — sometimes the most practical application is passing the Word along.