In biblical tradition, Israel fasted in response to a situation, which required supplication (2 Sam 12:16–23), repentance (1 Kgs 21:27), or both (Neh 1:4–11; Dan 9:3–19). In Nehemiah and Daniel, fasting accompanied prayers of petition for deliverance from exile as well as confession of national sin. This movement is also reflected in Zech 8 in which fasts are turned to feasts when the Lord returns to Zion, marking the end of exile (Wright 1992, 235). Jesus affirms fasting after he is gone, which