What a challenge it must have been for God - fearing families to remain loyal to Jehovah during those hard years!
(‏ قض ٢ :‏ ١ -‏ ٣ ،‏ ١١ -‏ ١٥ ؛‏ مز ١٠٦ :‏ ٤٠ -‏ ٤٣‏ )‏ وَكَمْ صَعُبَ عَلَى ٱلْعَائِلَاتِ ٱلَّتِي تَخَافُ ٱللهَ أَنْ تُحَافِظَ عَلَى وَلَائِهَا لَهُ خِلَالَ تِلْكَ ٱلسَّنَوَاتِ ٱلْحَرِجَةِ !‏