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 assemble all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me. Take no food or drink night or day for three days. My women and I will do the same. Then I will go in to the king even though it is against the law. If death is to be my fate, then let it come.
Psalm 69:10
When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach.
Isaiah 22:12
In that day Jehovah God of Hosts called to weeping and mourning, to baldness and putting on sackcloth.
Acts 9:9
He went for three days without sight. He did not eat or drink.

Lay all night

2 Samuel 13:31
The king stood up and tore his clothes. Then he lay down on the ground. All his servants stood beside him with their clothes torn to show their grief.
Job 20:12
Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,