David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
Then the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground. And all his servants stood by with their clothes t
“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 da
David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me an
Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked arou
For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”