 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...  The Poetical Works of David Macbeth Moir - Page 51by David Macbeth Moir - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Edward Harley - 1730 - 428 pages
...rife and eat Bread. 22 And he faid, While the Child was yet alive, I fafted and wept : for I faid, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the Child may live ? 23 But now he is dead, wherefore mould I fad ? can I bring him back again ? I (hall go to him, but... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 pages
...rife and eat Bread. .* 22 And he faid, While the Child was yet alive, I faftd and wept: for I faid, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the Child may live? 23 But how he is dead, wherefore mould I raft ? can I bring him back again ? I fhall go to him, but... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...and eat bread. v. 22. And he faid, While the child was ye.t alive, I failed and wept : for I faid, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live ? v. 23. But now he is dead, wherefore ihould I fall? Can I bring him back again ? I ihall go to him,... | |
 | Church of Scotland - Prebyterianism - 1768 - 576 pages
...rife and eat bread, v. aa. And he faid, While the chud was yet alive, I faded and wept, for I faid, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live ? ¥.23. But now he is dead, wherefore fliould 1 fait ? can 1 lu ¡HI; him back again ? I ihall go... | |
 | Samuel Carr - 1801 - 364 pages
...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 ea.t bread." | •« - ' -I .-•..-- From David-s behaviour on this occasion, T shall make it the business of the... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...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...God will be gracious to me that the child may live ? him another son, and he called his name Solomon : and the Lord loved him. LESSON XCIII. 2 SAMUEL,... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 534 pages
...this that thou hast done ? thou didst fast and weep for the child, [while it was] alive ; but •22 when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. And he said, While the child was yet alive, I tasted and wept : for I said, Who can tell [whether] God will be gracious to me, • 33 that the child... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - Sermons, American - 1805 - 398 pages
...ground on which he bad been prostrate, that he washed himself, and took some refreshment ; for, says he, while the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept, for I said who can M 3 telt tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live ; but now he is dead, wherefore... | |
 | Benjamin Beddome - Baptists - 1807 - 546 pages
...there?" — When we pray for ourselves, we may use the same plea as David did in a time of affliction : " Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?" The sentence is pronounced, but perhaps the decree is not gone forth. Prayer has sometimes arrested... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 614 pages
...him, not against him : when once we know them, it. is our duty to sit down in a silent contentation. While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept ; for I said, Who can tell, whether the Lord will be gracious to me, thai the child may live ! but now he is dead, wherefore should I fast... | |
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