2 Samuel 12:16, 22
2 Samuel 12:16 NIV
David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground.
2 Samuel 12:22 NIV
He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live.’