Ezra 8:21
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Fasting and Prayer for Protection
21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.
2 Samuel 12:16
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16 David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.