2 Samuel 12:16

Good News Translation

David prayed to God that the child would get well. He refused to eat anything, and every night he went into his room and spent the night lying on the floor.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:15

Then Nathan went home. The Lord caused the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David to become very sick.

2 Samuel 12:22

“Yes,” David answered, “I did fast and weep while he was still alive. I thought that the Lord might be merciful to me and not let the child die.

2 Samuel 13:31

The king stood up, tore his clothes in sorrow, and threw himself to the ground. The servants who were there with him tore their clothes also.

1 Kings 21:27

When Elijah finished speaking, Ahab tore his clothes, took them off, and put on sackcloth. He refused food, slept in the sackcloth, and went about gloomy and depressed.

Nehemiah 1:4

When I heard all this, I sat down and wept. For several days I mourned and did not eat. I prayed to God,

Esther 4:16

“Go and get all the Jews in Susa together; hold a fast and pray for me. Don't eat or drink anything for three days and nights. My servant women and I will be doing the same. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. If I must die for doing it, I will die.”

Psalm 50:15

Call to me when trouble comes; I will save you, and you will praise me.”

Psalm 69:10

I humble myself by fasting, and people insult me;

Isaiah 22:12

The Sovereign Lord Almighty was calling you then to weep and mourn, to shave your heads and wear sackcloth.

Isaiah 26:16

You punished your people, Lord, and in anguish they prayed to you.

Daniel 6:18

Then the king returned to the palace and spent a sleepless night, without food or any form of entertainment.

Daniel 9:3

And I prayed earnestly to the Lord God, pleading with him, fasting, wearing sackcloth, and sitting in ashes.

Jonah 3:9

Perhaps God will change his mind; perhaps he will stop being angry, and we will not die!”

Acts 9:9

For three days he was not able to see, and during that time he did not eat or drink anything.

Joshua 7:6

Joshua and the leaders of Israel tore their clothes in grief, threw themselves to the ground before the Lord's Covenant Box, and lay there till evening, with dust on their heads to show their sorrow.