Bonke abantu bakwaJuda nabakwaBenjamini babuthana eJerusalema ngezinsuku ezintathu. Kwakuyinyanga yesishiyagalolunye, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili lwenyanga; bonke abantu bahlala esigcawini sendlu kaNkulunkulu bethuthumela ngenxa yale ndaba nangenxa yemvula enkulu.