David besought God for the child; supposing the threatening might be conditional, and so the execution of it prevented by prayer. Went in, to wit, into his closet, as Matthew 6:6, to pray solitarily and earnestly, as he had done with others. Or this word may only note his progress and continuance in the actions here expressed.
Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 12:16
2 Samuel 12:16
16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted,b and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.