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Then I proclaimed a fastthere at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safejourney for us, our littleones, and all our possessions.
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For I was ashamed to request from the kingtroops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, "The hand of our God is favorablydisposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are againstall those who forsake Him."