2Sa 12:16, 21, Neh 1:4, Est 4:16, Psa 35:13, 69:10, 109:24, Mat 9:14-15 | ESV | STEP | David therefore sought God on behalf of the child . And David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground .

2 Samuel 12:16

16 David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David ^afasted and went in ^band lay all night on the ground.

2 Samuel 12:21

21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.”

Nehemiah 1:4

Nehemiah’s Prayer

4 As soon as I heard these words I ^csat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the ^dGod of heaven.

Esther 4:16

16 “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for ^ethree days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, ^fand if I perish, I perish.”

Psalms 35:13

13 But I, ^gwhen they were sick—
I ^hwore sackcloth;
I ⁱafflicted myself with fasting;
I prayed ^jwith head bowed ^{▼▼Or my prayer shall turn back} on my chest.

Psalms 69:10

10 When I wept and humbled ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks and humbled} my soul with fasting,
it became my reproach.

Psalms 109:24

24 My knees are weak ^mthrough fasting;
my ⁿbody has become gaunt, with no fat.

Matthew 9:14-15

A Question About Fasting

14 Then ^othe disciples of John came to him, saying, ^p“Why do we and ^qthe Pharisees fast, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add much, or often} but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, ^s“Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? ^tThe days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and ^uthen they will fast.