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.
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.
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,

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