Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
They sat
Seven days
None spake
Bible References
They sat
Ezra 9:3
And when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down stricken dumb.
Nehemiah 1:4
And it happened when I heard these words, I sat down and wept. And I mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of Heaven.
Isaiah 3:26
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall sit deserted on the ground.
Isaiah 47:1
Come down, and sit on the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground. There is no throne for you, O daughter of the Chaldeans. For you shall no more be called tender and delicate.
Seven days
Genesis 1:5
And God called the light, Day. And He called the darkness, Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Genesis 50:10
And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation. And he made a mourning for his father seven days.
None spake
Job 4:2
Shall one try a word with you, you who are weary? But who can hold back with words?
Psalm 77:4
You keep my eyes awake; I am troubled and I cannot speak.