2 Samuel 12:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

So David went without eating to show his sorrow, and he begged God to make the boy well. David would not sleep on his bed, but spent each night lying on the floor.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:31

David got up, and in his sorrow he tore his clothes and lay down on the ground. His servants remained standing, but they tore their clothes too.

Acts 9:9

and for three days he was blind and did not eat or drink.

Isaiah 22:12

When all of this happened, the Lord All-Powerful told you to weep and mourn, to shave your heads, and wear sackcloth.

Psalm 69:10

I cried and went without food, but they still insulted me.

Psalm 50:15

Pray to me in time of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.

Esther 4:16

“Bring together all the Jews in Susa and tell them to go without eating for my sake! Don't eat or drink for three days and nights. My servant girls and I will do the same. Then I will go in to see the king, even if it means I must die.”

2 Samuel 12:22

David answered: While he was still alive, I went without food and cried because there was still hope. I said to myself, “Who knows? Maybe the Lord will have pity on me and let the child live.”

Isaiah 26:16

When you punished our people, they turned and prayed to you, our Lord.

2 Samuel 12:15

Then Nathan went back home. The Lord made David's young son very sick.

Nehemiah 1:4

When I heard this, I sat down on the ground and cried. Then for several days, I mourned; I went without eating to show my sorrow, and I prayed:

Daniel 6:18

All night long the king could not sleep. He did not eat anything, and he would not let anyone come in to entertain him.

Joshua 7:6

Joshua and the leaders of Israel tore their clothes and put dirt on their heads to show their sorrow. They lay facedown on the ground in front of the sacred chest until sunset.

Daniel 9:3

Then, to show my sorrow, I went without eating and dressed in sackcloth and sat in ashes. I confessed my sins and earnestly prayed to the Lord my God: Our Lord, you are a great and fearsome God, and you faithfully keep your agreement with those who love and obey you.