¹⁶ David therefore pleaded with God for the child; David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.^(A)

¹⁷ The elders of his house stood beside him urging him to rise from the ground, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them.

The King Honors Mordecai

6 On that night the king could not sleep, and he gave orders to bring the book of records, the annals, and they were read to the king.^(A)

Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

2 In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed such dreams that his spirit was troubled and his sleep left him.^(A)