Ezra 8:21 References

21 Then I proclaimed aa fast there at bthe river of Ahava, that we might chumble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

a 1 Samuel 7:6, 2 Chronicles 20:3

1 Samuel 7

6 They gathered to Mizpah, and drew water and apoured it out before the Lord, and bfasted on that day and said there, "cWe have sinned against the Lord." And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.

2 Chronicles 20

3 Jehoshaphat was afraid and aturned his attention to seek the Lord, and bproclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

Other references for Ezra 8:21

b Ezra 8:15, Ezra 8:31

c Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 23:29, Isaiah 58:3, Isaiah 58:5