(16) David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. (17) And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

Here is another evidence of the sincerity of David's mind. Humbleness of soul for sin makes the soul truly tender.

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