22 And they went on to hold the festival of unfermented cakes+ seven days with rejoicing; for Jehovah caused them to rejoice, and he had turned+ the heart of the king of As·syrʹi·a around toward them to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of the [true] God, the God of Israel.

21 A king’s heart is as streams of water in the hand of Jehovah.+ Everywhere that he delights to, he turns it.+