14. But you did things that made the Lord’S enemies lose their respect for him, so your new baby son will die.”
15. Then Nathan went home. And the Lord caused the baby boy who was born to David and Uriah’s wife to become very sick.
16. David prayed to God for the baby. David refused to eat or drink. He went into his house and stayed there and lay on the ground all night.
17. The leaders of David’s family came and tried to pull David up from the ground, but he refused to get up. He refused to eat with these leaders.