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 all the Jews that are found in Susa and fast for me; do not eat or drink [for] three days, both night and day. I and my young girls will fast likewise, and then I will go to the king, which [is] not according to the law; if I perish, I perish.
Psalm 69:10
When I wept in the fasting of my soul, it became reproaches for me.
Isaiah 22:12
And the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, called on that day for weeping and mourning, and for baldness and girding {with} sackcloth.
Acts 9:9
And he was {unable to see} [for] three days, and he did not eat or drink.
Lay all night
2 Samuel 13:31
Then the king rose and tore his garments, and he lay on the ground, and all his servants standing by [were] tearing their garments.
Job 20:12
"Though wickedness tastes sweet in his mouth, [and] he hides it under his tongue,