2 and said, “Please pray to the Lord your God for us. Judah used to have many people, but as you can see, only a few of us are left.
3 Ask the Lord to tell us where he wants us to go and what he wants us to do.”
4 “All right,” I answered, “I will pray to the Lord your God, and I will tell you everything he says.”
5 They answered, “The Lord himself will be our witness that we promise to do whatever he says,
6 even if it isn't what we want to do. We will obey the Lord so that all will go well for us.”
7 Ten days later, the Lord gave me an answer for
8 Johanan, the officers, and the other people. So I called them together