31. The flax was in bloom, and the barley had ripened. So these crops were destroyed.
32. But both wheat crops ripen later. So they were not destroyed.
33. Moses left the king and went outside the city. He raised his hands to the Lord. And the thunder and hail stopped. The rain also stopped falling to the ground.
34. The king saw that the rain, hail and thunder had stopped. Then he sinned again. He and his officers became stubborn again.
35. The king became stubborn and refused to let the Israelites go. This happened just as the Lord had said through Moses.