WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump read passages from the Bible on April 21 from the Oval Office at the White House as part of the “America Reads the Bible” celebration.
Trump read 2 Chronicles 7:11–22, long considered a call to national prayer. The Old Testament passages include God’s response to King Solomon after the construction of the first temple, promising forgiveness for those who repent and issuing a warning that disobedience comes with consequences.
Trump and nearly 500 participants read aloud in a livestream from April 19 to April 25. Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson joined in the reading, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and other administration officials….
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