And Nathan left to go to his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
2 Samuel 12:16 - Modern King James Version And David prayed to God for the child. And David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the earth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted and went in and lay all night [repeatedly] on the floor. American Standard Version (1901) David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. Common English Bible David begged God for the boy. He fasted and spent the night sleeping on the ground. Catholic Public Domain Version And David begged the Lord on behalf of the little one. And David fasted strictly, and entering alone, he lay upon the ground. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground. |
And Nathan left to go to his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
And he said, While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, Who can tell if God will be gracious to me so that the child may live?
And the king arose and tore his garments, and lay on the earth. And all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
And it happened when Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth and walked softly.
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.
Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me, and do not eat nor drink three days, night or day. My maidservants and I will also fast in the same way. And so I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law. And if I perish, I perish.
and call on Me in the day of trouble; and I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.
And in that day Jehovah of Hosts called to weeping and mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth.
Jehovah, in trouble they have visited You; they poured out a prayer; Your chastening was on them.
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. And diversions were not brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.
And I set my face toward the Lord God, to seek by prayer and holy desires, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.
Who knows? He may repent, and God may have pity and turn away from the glow of His anger, so that we do not perish.
And Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of Jehovah until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust on their heads.