2 Samuel 13:39 shows David comforted over Amnon's death but longing for Absalom — contrasting with his acceptance of the infant's death here.

Genesis 37:35 shows Jacob refusing comfort and vowing to mourn forever, contrasting with David's acceptance of death.

Job 7:8-10 reinforces David's statement that the dead do not return — 'he who goes down to Sheol does not come up' parallels 'he will not return to me'.

Luke 23:43 offers a contrasting afterlife hope — immediate paradise with Christ, while David only expects to go to the dead in Sheol.

Job 7:9 uses the same image — 'he who goes down to Sheol does not come up' — directly affirming David's statement that the child will not return.

Job 10:21 echoes the same idea: 'I shall not return' from the land of darkness — paralleling David's certainty that death is final.

Job 30:23 echoes David's certainty of going to death — both affirm death as a destination for all, reinforcing the hope of reunion.