besought God for the child Such a prayer was not presumptuous, for God's threatenings like his promises are conditional. See Isaiah 38:1 ff.; Jonah 3:7-10.

fasted Cp. Nehemiah 1:4; Esther 4:16; Daniel 9:3; Acts 14:23.

went in To his private chamber (Matthew 6:6), where he lay all night upon the floor, instead of sleeping on his bed. Cp. ch. 2 Samuel 13:31. The tense of the verbs went in and lay all nightis frequentative, indicating that David did so repeatedly.

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