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16 Then David prayed to[a] God for the child and fasted.[b] He would even[c] go and spend the night lying on the ground.

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:16 tn Heb “sought” or “searched for.”
  2. 2 Samuel 12:16 tn Heb “and David fasted.”
  3. 2 Samuel 12:16 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.