Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
Lay all night
Bible References
Fasted
Esther 4:16
“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa and fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days, day or night. I and my female servants will also fast in the same way. After that, I will go to the king even if it is against the law. If I perish, I perish.”
Psalm 69:10 I mourned and fasted,
but it brought me insults.
but it brought me insults.
Isaiah 22:12 On that day the Lord God of Hosts
called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.
called for weeping,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.
Acts 9:9
He was unable to see for three days and did not eat or drink.
Lay all night
2 Samuel 13:31
In response the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
Job 20:12 Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth
and he conceals it under his tongue,
and he conceals it under his tongue,