23So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
23So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
20 They also brought 220 of the temple servants-a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.
21 There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
22 I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, "The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him."
23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers,
25 and I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God.
8:23So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
8:23And we fasted, and besought our God for this; and he was entreated of us.
8:23And we fasted, and besought our God for this: and it fell out prosperously unto us.
8:23So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.
8:23So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.
8:23So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated by us.
8:23So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he was entreated of us.
8:23And we fast, and seek from our God for this, and He is entreated of us.
8:23So we fasted and sought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.