Kings II 12:19

19 And David understood that his servants were whispering, and David perceived that the child was dead: and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is dead.

Kings II 12:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 12:19

And the rest of the acts of Jehoash, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
] In the registers and annals of those princes; some of them are to be met with in ( 2 Chronicles 24:1-27 ) .

Kings II 12:19 In-Context

17 And the elders of his house arose to him to raise him up from the ground, but he would not , nor did he eat bread with them.

18 And it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died: and the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive we spoke to him, and he hearkened not to our voice; and thou should we tell him that the child is dead?—so would he do harm.

19 And David understood that his servants were whispering, and David perceived that the child was dead: and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is dead.

20 Then David rose up from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his raiment, and went into the house of God, and worshipped him; and went into his own house, and called for bread to eat, and they set bread before him and he ate.

21 And his servants said to him, What this thing that thou hast done concerning the child? while it was yet living thou didst fast, and weep, and watch: and when the child was dead thou didst rise up, and didst eat bread, and drink.