26. And there was great mourning in Israel, and in every place where they were.
27. And the princes, and the ancients mourned, and the virgins and the young men were made feeble, and the beauty of the women was changed.
28. Every bridegroom took up lamentation: and the bride that set in the marriage bed, mourned:
29. And the land was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion.
30. And after two full years the king sent the chief collector of his tributes to the cities of Juda, and he came to Jerusalem with a great multitude.
31. And he spoke to them peaceable words in deceit: and they believed him.