Ezra 8:23
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
What it says
So they fast and petition God about the journey, and He grants their request.
What it is doing
It closes the scene with God's favorable answer.
In context
21And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. 22For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.” 23So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.