2 Samuel 12:23 Meaning and Explanation
“But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.”
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Read Full Chapter →Now that the child is dead, David ceases mourning, comforted that he himself will one day go to the child.
What Does 2 Samuel 12:23 Mean?
David accepts what cannot be changed: the child will not return to him. But he speaks a quiet hope, I shall go to him. His grief turns to a settled comfort, that he and his child will one day be together where the child now is.
This tender line has consoled mourning parents for ages. David does not see death as the end of the bond but as a parting that will be answered by reunion. He commits the little one to the keeping of a faithful God and trusts to follow. In the face of a small grave, faith looks forward and is comforted by the certainty of meeting again.
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What does 2 Samuel 12:23 mean?
Now that the child is dead, David ceases mourning, comforted that he himself will one day go to the child.