2 Samuel 12:16

Plain English Version

So David prayed to God and asked him strongly to make the baby better. David didn’t eat any food, and he slept all night on the hard floor. He didn’t sleep on a soft bed.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:15

After Nathan went home, God made David and Bathsheba’s baby boy really sick.

2 Samuel 12:22

He answered, “While the baby was alive, I lay on the floor. I cried, and I ate nothing. I thought, ‘Maybe God will be sorry for me. Maybe he will make the baby better again.’

Acts 9:9

He was blind for 3 days, and he didn’t eat anything or drink anything in those 3 days.