I shall go to him. I shall die and be buried (Compare 2 Samuel 12:19): i, e.. shall go to the (not "a ") grave (Sheol). On the use of this Figure of speech Euphemy (App-6) as denoting death and burial, see Genesis 15:15 (compare Joshua 24:2; Joshua 24:14; Joshua 24:15, Abraham's "fathers "being idolaters); 2Sa 25:8, 2Sa 25:17. 2Sa 35:29. 2Sa 49:29, 2Sa 49:33.Numbers 20:26; Numbers 27:13; Numbers 31:2.Deuteronomy 31:16; Deuteronomy 32:50. Jdg 2:10. 1 Samuel 28:19 (note "thou and thy sons "). 2 Kings 22:20; 1 Chronicles 17:11; 2 Chronicles 34:28; Acts 13:36.
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2 Samuel 12:23
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.