Christian Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 20:29
29The terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
2 Chronicles 20:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)The fear of God came on all the surrounding kingdoms when they heard how the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
Context of 2 Chronicles 20:29
27Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem turned back with Jehoshaphat their leader, returning joyfully to Jerusalem, for the Lord enabled them to rejoice over their enemies. 28So they came into Jerusalem to the Lord’s temple with harps, lyres, and trumpets. The terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel. 30Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was quiet, for his God gave him rest on every side. 31Jehoshaphat became king over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 202 Chronicles 20:29 word by word
וַיְהִי֙ פַּ֣חַד אֱלֹהִ֔ים עַ֖ל כָּל־מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת בְּשָׁמְעָ֕ם כִּ֚י נִלְחַ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עִ֖ם אוֹיְבֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- was on all the kingdomsמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
- countriesאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- when they had heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
- against the enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:29
- 2 Chronicles 17:10The terror of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so they didn’t fight against Jehoshaphat.
- Genesis 35:5When they set out, a terror from God came over the cities around them, and they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
- Exodus 23:27“I will cause the people ahead of you to feel terror and will throw into confusion all the nations you come to. I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you in retreat.
- Joshua 5:1When all the Amorite kings across the Jordan to the west and all the Canaanite kings near the sea heard how the Lord had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, they lost heart and their courage failed because of the Israelites.
- 2 Kings 7:6for the Lord had caused the Aramean camp to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a large army. The Arameans had said to each other, “The king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to attack us.”
- Exodus 15:14When the peoples hear, they will shudder; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.
- Joshua 2:9and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and everyone who lives in the land is panicking because of you.
- Joshua 9:9They replied to him, “Your servants have come from a faraway land because of the reputation of the Lord your God. For we have heard of his fame, and all that he did in Egypt,
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29The Lord fought - "The Word of the Lord made war against the enemies of Israel." - Targum.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-30Verses 20-30 Jehoshaphat exhorted his troops to firm faith in God. Faith inspires a man with true courage; nor will any thing help more to the establishing of the heart in shaking times, than a firm belief of the power, and mercy, and promise of God. In all our trust in the Lord, and our praises of him, let us especially look at his everlasting mercy to sinners through Jesus Christ. Never was an army so destroyed as that of the enemy. Thus God often makes…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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