וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל שַׂר־אֶ֕צֶר וְרֶ֥גֶם מֶ֖לֶךְ וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֑יו לְחַלּ֖וֹת אֶת־פְּנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
When Bethel-sarezer, and Regem-melech and his men, had sent to entreat the favour of the LORD,
Read midrashic interpretation of Zechariah 7:2: and classical rabbinic exegesis.