Ester 4:3

And in every province whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came ,.... For destroying the Jews on such a day, in every place where they were to be found:

there was great mourning among the Jews, and weeping, and wailing ; which continued all day:

and many lay in sackcloth and ashes : all night; made use of no other bed to lie on, nor clothes to cover them with.