# implored

to beg or pray with strong desire

# went inside

David went into his room when he was alone. AT: "went inside his room" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# to raise him up from the floor

"and urged him to get up from the floor"

# It came about

"It happened"

# he did not listen to our voice

The servants are referred to here by their voices to emphasize that they were speaking. AT: "he did not listen to us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# the seventh day

"the 7th day." This refers to the seventh day after the baby was born. AT: "the seventh day after he was born" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# Look

This is used to get people's attention. AT: "Listen"

# What might he do to himself if we tell him that the boy is dead?!

The servants ask this rhetorical question to express their fear. This can be written as a statement. AT: "We are afraid that he may harm himself if we tell him that the boy is dead!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])