God’s Protection Sought

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

³¹ Then we set out from ^(A)the river Ahava on ^(B)the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and ^(C)the hand of our God was upon us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way.