2 Samuel 12:16; 2 Samuel 17:8; 2 Samuel 17:16; 2 Samuel 19:7

16 David therefore inquired of God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground.

8 Moreover, Hushai said, "You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are fierce , like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people.

16 "Now therefore, send quickly and tell David, saying, 'Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means cross over, or else the king and all the people who are with him will be destroyed.' "

7 "Now therefore arise, go out and speak kindly to your servants, for I swear by the LORD , if you do not go out, surely not a man will pass the night with you, and this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now."