16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
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Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-25)Nathan, having delivered his message, staid not at court, but went home, probably to pray for David, to whom he had been preaching. God, in making use of him as an instrument to bring David to repentance, and as the herald both of mercy and judgment, put an honour upon the ministry, and magnified his word above all his name . David named one of his sons by Bath-sheba Nathan , in honour of this pro…
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