2Sa 12:16 | NET2full | STEP | Then David prayed to God for the child and fasted . He would even go and spend the night lying on the ground .

‏ 2 Samuel 12:16

16 Then David prayed to ^{▼▼tn Heb “sought” or “searched for.”} God for the child and fasted. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and David fasted.”} He would even ^{▼▼tn The three Hebrew verbs that follow in this verse are perfects with prefixed vav. They may describe repeated past actions or actions which accompanied David’s praying and fasting.} go and spend the night lying on the ground.