22 And they kept the (A)Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy; for the Lord made them joyful, and (B)turned the heart (C)of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

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22 For seven days they celebrated with joy the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(A) because the Lord had filled them with joy by changing the attitude(B) of the king of Assyria so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.

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The Lord Considers the Heart

21 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,
Like the [a]rivers of water;
He turns it wherever He wishes.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:1 channels

21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
    that he channels toward all who please him.(A)

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