Now the town of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech and their men to seek the favor of the Lord,

The inhabitants of one will go to another, saying, “Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts; I will also go.”

So many peoples and mighty nations will come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the Lord.’

So I pastured the flock doomed to slaughter, hence the afflicted of the flock. And I took for myself two staffs: the one I called Favor and the other I called Union; so I pastured the flock.

I took my staff Favor and cut it in pieces, to break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.