50 Bible Verses about Death Of A Child

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2 Samuel 12:18

On the seventh day the child died. But the servants of David were afraid to inform him that the child had died, for they said, "While the child was still alive he would not listen to us when we spoke to him. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He will do himself harm!"

2 Samuel 12:23

But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Am I able to bring him back? I will go to him, but he cannot return to me!'"

Genesis 21:16

Then she went and sat down by herself across from him at quite a distance, about a bowshot away; for she thought, "I refuse to watch the child die." So she sat across from him and wept uncontrollably.

Jeremiah 9:21

Death has climbed in through our windows. It has entered into our fortified houses. It has taken away our children who play in the streets. It has taken away our young men who gather in the city squares.'

Revelation 2:23

Furthermore, I will strike her followers with a deadly disease, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will repay each one of you what your deeds deserve.

1 Kings 14:12

"As for you, get up and go home. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die.

Deuteronomy 24:16

Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

2 Samuel 12:21

His servants said to him, "What is this that you have done? While the child was still alive, you fasted and wept. Once the child was dead you got up and ate food!"

2 Kings 4:26

Now, run to meet her and ask her, 'Are you well? Are your husband and the boy well?'" She told Gehazi, "Everything's fine."

1 Kings 3:22

The other woman said, "No! My son is alive; your son is dead!" But the first woman replied, "No, your son is dead; my son is alive." Each presented her case before the king.

2 Kings 4:32

When Elisha arrived at the house, there was the child lying dead on his bed.

Matthew 16:28

I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

Mark 5:39

When he entered he said to them, "Why are you distressed and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep."

Matthew 9:24

he said, "Go away, for the girl is not dead but asleep." And they began making fun of him.

1 Samuel 4:20

As she was dying, the women who were there with her said, "Don't be afraid! You have given birth to a son!" But she did not reply or pay any attention.

Matthew 22:24

"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children for his brother.'

1 Kings 3:21

I got up in the morning to nurse my son, and there he was, dead! But when I examined him carefully in the morning, I realized it was not my baby."

Mark 12:21

The second married her and died without any children, and likewise the third.

Isaiah 65:20

Never again will one of her infants live just a few days or an old man die before his time. Indeed, no one will die before the age of a hundred, anyone who fails to reach the age of a hundred will be considered cursed.

Mark 12:22

None of the seven had children. Finally, the woman died too.

2 Kings 4:20

So he picked him up and took him to his mother. He sat on her lap until noon and then died.

Ecclesiastes 6:3

Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years -- even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity -- even if he were to live forever -- I would say, "A stillborn child is better off than he is!"

Ezekiel 18:32

For I take no delight in the death of anyone, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live!

Matthew 2:20

saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead."

Joshua 1:1

After Moses the Lord's servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' assistant:

Genesis 35:19

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Luke 20:29

Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.

Isaiah 47:9

Both of these will come upon you suddenly, in one day! You will lose your children and be widowed. You will be overwhelmed by these tragedies, despite your many incantations and your numerous amulets.

Exodus 11:5

and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn son of the slave girl who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle.

Matthew 2:18

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone."

2 Kings 14:6

But he did not execute the sons of the assassins. He obeyed the Lord's commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, "Fathers must not be put to death for what their sons do, and sons must not be put to death for what their fathers do. A man must be put to death only for his own sin."

Matthew 2:19

After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

Deuteronomy 25:5

If brothers live together and one of them dies without having a son, the dead man's wife must not remarry someone outside the family. Instead, her late husband's brother must go to her, marry her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law.

Isaiah 38:1

In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, "This is what the Lord says, 'Give instructions to your household, for you are about to die; you will not get well.'"

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