1 Samuel 31:13
New International Version
13 Then they took their bones(A) and buried them under a tamarisk(B) tree at Jabesh, and they fasted(C) seven days.(D)
2 Samuel 12:16
New International Version
16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying(A) in sackcloth[a] on the ground.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 12:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have in sackcloth.
2 Samuel 12:18
New International Version
18 On the seventh day the child died. David’s attendants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, “While the child was still living, he wouldn’t listen to us when we spoke to him. How can we now tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate.”
2 Samuel 12:22
New International Version
22 He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows?(A) The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.’(B)
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