From the Blue Letter Bible

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2Sa 12:23 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

I shall go		Gen 37:35; Job 30:23; Luk 23:43
he shall not		Job 7:8-10

Correlating Passages

I shall go

	Gen 37:35	And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
	Job 30:23	For I know [that] thou wilt bring me [to] death, and [to] the house appointed for all living.
	Luk 23:43	And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

he shall not

	Job 7:8	The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no [more]: thine eyes [are] upon me, and I [am] not.
	Job 7:9	[As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more].
	Job 7:10	He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

Return to Top

Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)

Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 12:23," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/2Sa/12/23.html>.

Search the Bible

Search the BLB

Featured Items

Today's Items:

Items of Interest: