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 who are present in Shushan, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day. I and my maidens will also fast the same way. Then I will go in to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish."
Psalm 69:10
When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach.
Isaiah 22:12
In that day, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, called to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth:
Acts 9:9
He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank.
Lay all night
2 Samuel 13:31
Then the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
Job 20:12
"Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,