2 Samuel 12:16

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

David {H1732} therefore besought {H1245} God {H430} for the child {H5288}; and David {H1732} fasted {H6684}{H6685}, and went in {H935}, and lay {H7901} all night {H3885} upon the earth {H776}.

David prayed to God on behalf of the child; David fasted, then came and lay all night on the ground.

David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 13:31 (7 votes)

    Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

  • Acts 9:9 (5 votes)

    And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

  • 2 Samuel 12:22 (4 votes)

    And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell [whether] GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

  • Jonah 3:9 (4 votes)

    Who can tell [if] God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

  • Psalms 50:15 (4 votes)

    And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  • Isaiah 22:12 (4 votes)

    And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

  • Esther 4:16 (4 votes)

    Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which [is] not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.