A weeklong public reading of the Bible is underway in Washington, D.C., where hundreds of  religious, cultural and political figures are taking turns reading Scripture aloud from beginning to end. The event,

Even in early America, public readings of the Bible were commonplace. From colonial town squares to the halls of Congress, Scripture was not hidden away—it was foundational. Presidents from Washington to Lincoln referenced it openly. Schools taught it. Communities gathered around it.

President Donald Trump read 2 Chronicles 7:11-22, Old Testament scripture, during a pre-recorded broadcast for America Reads the Bible on April 21.

The president is set to read 2 Chronicles 7 during the 'America Reads the Bible' event, a passage organizers say was deliberately reserved for him.