David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
A fast, (jejuna it jejunio) denotes, with more than ordinary rigour. (Salien)
By himself. Hebrew, "he went in, and lay all night upon the ground. "(Haydock)