17 The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.

17 And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them.

17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

17 The elders of his household pleaded with him to get up and eat with them, but he refused.

17 So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them.

17 The elders of David’s family came to him and tried to pull him up from the ground, but he refused to get up or to eat food with them.

17 And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he ate no bread with them.

17 The older leaders in his palace stood beside him to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling. And he wouldn’t eat with them. 

17 The elders of his house stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.

17 The elders of his house stood beside him, urging him to rise from the ground; but he would not, nor did he eat food with them.

17 The elders of his household stood over him to lift him up from the ground, but he was not willing, and he did not eat any food with them.

17 His most trusted servants stood beside him. They wanted him to get up from the ground. But he refused to do it. And he wouldn’t eat any food with them.