2 Samuel 12:16-19

16David begged God to spare the child. He went without food and lay all night on the bare ground.

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

18Then on the seventh day the child died. David’s advisers were afraid to tell him. “He wouldn’t listen to reason while the child was ill,” they said. “What drastic thing will he do when we tell him the child is dead?”

19When David saw them whispering, he realized what had happened. “Is the child dead?” he asked. “Yes,” they replied, “he is dead.”