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2 Samuel 12:16

David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.

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ASV

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

KJV

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.Keshand he soughtH1245 →
דָּוִ֛דda.VidDavidH1732 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
בְּעַ֣דbe.'AdforH1157 →
הַנָּ֑עַרha.Na.'arthe ladH5288 →
וַיָּ֤צָםvai.Ya.tzomand he fastedH6684 →
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732 →
צ֔וֹםTzoma fastH6685 →
וּבָ֥אu.Va'and he wentH935 →
וְלָ֖ןve.Lanand he passed [the] nightH3885 →
וְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.Khavand he layH7901 →
אָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towardsH776 →
בַּשָּׂקba.Sakin the sackclothH8242 →

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Matthew 6:16When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.2 Samuel 13:31Then the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.Jonah 3:9Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”Esther 4:16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”Isaiah 22:12On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”Psalms 69:10I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.2 Samuel 12:22David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’Acts 9:9For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.1 Kings 21:27When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.Isaiah 26:16O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.Job 20:12–14Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,Deuteronomy 9:18Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger.Joel 1:13Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.Joel 2:12–14“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”1 Kings 18:42So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.

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