2 Kings 12:17
And the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Venerunt autem seniores domus ejus, cogentes eum ut surgeret de terra : qui noluit, nec comedit cum eis cibum.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἀνέστησαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ οἴκου ἐγεῖραι αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησεν· καὶ οὐ συνέφαγεν αὐτοῖς ἄρτον.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ זִקְנֵ֤י בֵיתוֹ֙ עָלָ֔יו לַהֲקִימ֖וֹ מִן הָאָ֑רֶץ וְלֹ֣א אָבָ֔ה וְלֹֽא בָרָ֥א אִתָּ֖ם לָֽחֶם
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom Homilies on Second Corinthians, Homily IV
That we may not then fruitlessly afflict ourselves, let us address a few words to women of this character; for to women this disorder especially belongs. Praiseworthy indeed is even that which now ye do, your fasting and lying on the ground and ashes; but except the rest be added, these are of no avail. God hath showed how He remitteth sins. Why then forsaking that path, do ye carve another for yourselves. In old time the Ninevites sinned, and they did the things which ye too now are doing. Let us see however what it was that availed them. For as in the case of the sick, physicians apply many remedies; howbeit the man of understanding regardeth not that the sick person has tried this and that, but what was of service to him; such must be also our inquiry here. …