Where a verse leads
2 Samuel 12:23: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“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.”2 Samuel 12:23
2 Samuel 12:23 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 5 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. 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? 23 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. 24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him. 25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
2 Samuel 12 · King James Version
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Questions people ask
What does 2 Samuel 12:23 mean?
2 Samuel 12:23 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is 2 Samuel 12:23 in the Bible?
2 Samuel 12:23 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does 2 Samuel 12:23 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens 2 Samuel 12:23 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.