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.

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.

And the elders of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he hath not been willing, nor hath he eaten with them bread;

And the chief men of his house got up and went to his side to make him get up from the earth, but he would not; and he would not take food with them.

The elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

Then the elders of his house came, urging him to rise up from the ground. And he was not willing, nor would he eat a meal with them.

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 (k) bread with them.
(k) Thinking by his constant prayer that God would have restored his child, but God had determined otherwise.

And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth,.... To persuade him to rise up, and sit upon a seat, and go to bed, after having taken some food; these were some of the chief officers at court, and had the management of the affairs of his household:
but he would not; they could not persuade him to it:
neither did he eat bread with them; that evening, as he had used to do; they being the princes of his court, who were wont to sit at table with him.

Elders - The chief officers of his kingdom and household. He would not - This excessive mourning did not proceed simply from the fear of the loss of the child; but from a deep sense of his sin, and the divine displeasure manifested herein.