Ezra 8:23

So we fasted, and asked of our God concerning this; and he hearkened to us.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

In Context

22For I was ashamed to ask of the king a guard and horsemen to save us from the enemy in the way: for we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath are upon all that forsake him.

24And I gave charge to twelve of the chiefs of the priests, to Sherebiah, to Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them.

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Cross References

2 Kings 13:4And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened to him, for he saw the affliction of Israel, because the king of Syria afflicted them.

2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was afflicted, he sought the face of the Lord his God, and was greatly humbled before the face of the God of his fathers;

Ezra 8:31And we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to come to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and delivered us from the hand of the enemy and adversary in the way.

Proverbs 3:5Trust in God with all thy heart; 1 And be not exalted in thine own wisdom. 1

Matthew Henry on Ezra 8:22-24

Ezra's Fast. ( b. c. 457.) 21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. 23 So we… Read the whole commentary →

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