³ Jehoshaphat was afraid and ^[a](A)turned his attention to seek the Lord; and he ^(B)proclaimed a period of fasting throughout Judah.

Protection of God Invoked

²¹ Then I proclaimed ^(A)a fast there at ^(B)the river of Ahava, to ^(C)humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a ^[a]safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

⁵ Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a ^(A)fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.