Trump set to read Scripture from the Oval Office during ‘America Reads the Bible’ event starting Sunday
FIRST ON FOX: Minister Donald Trump During a nationwide Bible reading event this week, there will be readings from 2 Chronicles 7; It’s a passage that organizers say was deliberately reserved for the president because of his decades-long role as a prayer call in America.
Trump will quote 2 Chronicles 7:11–22 from the Oval Office at 6pm ET on Tuesday.America Reads the Bible,” a week-long event celebrating 250 years of the Bible in America and featuring nearly 500 participants reading the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation.
Trump’s section was not randomly assigned, organizers said.
The event’s online schedule shows that the 2 Chronicles 7:11–22 reading was reserved as a “special guest” slot during the evening’s prime time on Tuesday, alongside figures like former HUD Secretary Ben Carson and members of Congress.
The event’s opening celebration will take place in Washington, D.C., on Saturday at 7 p.m., followed by seven consecutive days of public readings from Genesis to Revelation at the Museum of the Bible at the World Stage Theater on Sunday at 9 p.m.
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“We needed someone special to read the seventh chapter of the Second Chronicles,” Bunni Pounds, founder and president of Christians Engaged, told Fox News Digital.
“As my director and I were praying over different passages of scripture, we realized this was a very critical issue. Passage for the body of Christ” he said.
The passage, especially verse 14, has been central to American worship life for decades and is often invoked in times of national reflection, Pounds said.
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U.S. President Donald Trump bows his head and prays during the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton on February 5, 2026.
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“This comes at a time when the Israelites were going through hardships and God spoke and said: ‘If my people who are called by my name would humble themselves and pray,’ Pounds said. “We have prayed this scripture on the National Day of Prayer and at other moments in this country for at least the last 50 years of American history.”
Verse 14 says, “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 will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
“And we immediately said, who needs to read this? The President of the United States,” he added. “We set that aside for him and have been praying about it for the last year.”
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Pounds said Trump’s attendance sent a broader message about faith in American life.
“I think it sends the message that faith is important in this country and that it’s important not just personally but for our nation in general,” he said.
He added that the selected Scriptures speak to the country’s current moment.
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“This week, as America reads the Bible, we are making a statement; there is much in the Bible from which we can gain wisdom and understanding, much that can heal our families, lift us out of depression and anxiety, heal our inner cities and lands… I believe the president is saying that specifically by reading this scripture,” Pound said.
The White House echoed this theme in a presidential message commemorating the event, saying the Bible is “indelibly woven into our national identity” and urging Americans to “rediscover” the Bible’s role in shaping the nation.
The event, organized in collaboration with Bible MuseumThe event, which will run from April 19 to April 25, will feature approximately 500 Americans participating in a mass reading of the entire Bible.
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According to Pounds, all participants will read books from the King James Version Easy Read edition licensed for the livestream of the event and a later audiobook version of the week’s readings.
The event will be attended by a wide range of participants, including actresses. Patricia Heaton, Candace Cameron BureUS Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Speaker of the House of Representatives mike johnsonEach reading chapter of Genesis during the opening hours.
Readers range from elected officials to pastors to single parents and small business owners; This reflects what Pounds describes as a cross-section of Americans across the country.
Throughout the event, worship music will accompany every hour of the readings in partnership with different ministries and organizations.
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Viewers watching Trump’s reading from the Oval Office will notice the gravity of the moment, Pounds said.
“They’ll see how passionate you are about this, how conscious you are,” he said. “Seeing the leader of the free world read scripture from the Oval Office really touched me.”
“There’s a humility about him… and I don’t believe he would read it if he didn’t believe it,” he added.
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
“America Reads the Bible” premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.
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