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, 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.
Psalm 69:10
When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
Isaiah 22:12
And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
Acts 9:9
And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
Lay all night
2 Samuel 13:31
Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
Job 20:12
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;