President Trump Reads Scripture From the Oval Office: If My People Will Humble Themselves and Pray

Trump Joins America Reads the Bible Marathon Reading 2 Chronicles Ahead of Nation's 250th Anniversary

President Donald Trump has read Scripture aloud from the Oval Office as part of the historic America Reads the Bible marathon, a week long initiative calling the American people back to daily Bible reading ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Trump's reading was the iconic 2 Chronicles 7 verses 11 to 22, the passage that includes one of the most quoted promises in American Christian history: "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

America Reads the Bible Marathon Brings Scripture to the Nation's Highest Office

The reading occurred on 21 April 2026. Trump delivered a pre recorded three minute video from his desk, joining a procession of leaders reading the entire Bible across an 84 hour marathon hosted at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, with livestream access nationwide.

Other readers include former HUD Secretary Ben Carson, who read 2 Chronicles 8, and his wife Candy Carson, who read 2 Chronicles 9. Political figures, religious leaders, and celebrities packed the schedule, with the central theme of "Healing our land" carried by an opening musical celebration.

The Crusader's Opinion

The same Oval Office that under the previous administration was used to greenlight every progressive assault on Christianity is now being used to read 2 Chronicles to the nation. The contrast is total. America's spiritual revival begins not with politicians, but it is helped enormously when the most powerful office on earth declares the Word of God from its desk. 250 years ago this nation was founded by people who believed the Bible mattered. Trump's reading is a reminder. The healing of America begins with humility and prayer, exactly as Scripture says.

Take Action

• Watch: The full marathon archived at Museum of the Bible
• Read: 2 Chronicles 7:11 to 22 with your family this evening
• Pray: For revival, repentance, and the spiritual healing of America at 250
• Share: Trump's Oval Office reading and ask "When was the last time a president read the Bible to the country?"
• Commit: To reading one chapter of Scripture every day until America's 250th birthday