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2 Chronicles 20:12
12So, our God, please punish these people! We are not strong enough to fight against this large army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do. But we are asking you to help us.’
2 Chronicles 20:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
- New International Version (NIV)Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you."
- New King James Version (NKJV)O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
Context of 2 Chronicles 20:12
10But now soldiers from Ammon, Moab and Edom are coming to attack us. When the Israelites were escaping from Egypt, you would not allow them to attack those lands. So our people turned away and they did not destroy those people. 11But now those people want to destroy us! They are coming to chase us out of the land that you gave to us as our home. So, our God, please punish these people! We are not strong enough to fight against this large army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do. But we are asking you to help us.’ 13As King Jehoshaphat prayed, all the men of Judah were standing there at the temple. They had their babies, their wives and their children with them. 14Then the Lord's Spirit came with power to Jahaziel as he stood among the people. Jahaziel was a Levite, a descendant of Asaph. He was the son of Zechariah, who was the son of Benaiah, who was the son of Jeiel, who was the son of Mattaniah.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 202 Chronicles 20:12 word by word
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ הֲלֹ֣א תִשְׁפָּט־בָּ֔ם כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין בָּ֙נוּ֙ כֹּ֔חַ לִ֠פְנֵי הֶהָמ֥וֹן הָרָ֛ב הַזֶּ֖ה הַבָּ֣א עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ לֹ֤א נֵדַע֙ מַֽה־נַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה כִּ֥י עָלֶ֖יךָ עֵינֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- wilt thou not judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
- them? for we have no mightכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
- againstפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- this greatרַבrab · manyH7227
- companyהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
- that comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- against us; neither knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- weאֲנַ֫חְנוּ'ănachnû · weH587
- what to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- but our eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:12
- Deuteronomy 32:36At that time, the Lord will bring justice for his people. He will forgive his servants. He will rescue them when he sees that they are weak, and very few of them remain, as slaves or free people.
- Judges 11:27I have not done anything to hurt you. You are the one who is doing something wrong if you attack us. The Lord himself is the judge! He will decide whether the Israelites or the Ammonites are doing what is right.” ’
- 1 Samuel 3:13I have warned Eli that I would punish his family for all time. He knew that his sons were doing very bad things. They were insulting me, God, and Eli did not stop them.
- Psalms 7:6But Lord, now do something! Wake up and help me! Show how angry you are against my enemies. Punish them in the way that you know is right!
- Psalms 9:19Lord, stand up! Do not let people turn against you! Bring the nations to stand in front of you. Judge them!
- Psalms 43:1My God, show that I am not guilty. Make the people who do not respect you know that I am right. Rescue me from the evil people who tell lies about me.
- Isaiah 2:4God will be the judge between different nations. When they argue together, he will say who is right. They will take their swords and they will make them into ploughs. Their spears will become knives to cut their vines. Nations will no longer need weapons to attack other nations. They will not prepare to fight wars any more.
- Isaiah 42:4He will remain strong and brave, until he brings justice to the whole world. People who are in lands far away will wait for him to teach them.’
- Joel 3:12‘Wake up the people in all the countries! Bring them into the Valley of Jehoshaphat. I will sit there to judge the people from every place.
- Revelation 19:11I saw that heaven was now open. I saw a white horse there! The name of the man who was riding the horse was this: ‘A faithful, honest person’. He is always right when he judges people and when he goes to punish them in war.
- 2 Samuel 14:11Then the woman said, ‘Sir, please stop my relative from punishing my son with death. I do not want this son to die as well as my other son. Please promise me in the name of the Lord your God that it will not happen.’ The king replied, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, I promise that nobody will touch even one hair of your son's head.’
- 1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armour, ‘Now we will go to the camp of those foreign people. Perhaps the Lord will help us to win the fight. He can win a battle whether there are many soldiers or only a few.’
- 2 Corinthians 1:8Our Christian friends, we want you to know about the trouble that we had in Asia. Those troubles were very painful. We ourselves were not strong enough to continue. We even thought that we would die.
- 2 Kings 6:15The servant of Elisha, the man of God, got up early the next morning. He went out and he saw an army with horses and chariots all around the city. He said to Elisha, ‘Oh! My master! What can we do?’
- Psalms 25:15I always look to the Lord for help. He will keep me safe from my enemies, so that their traps do not catch me.
- Psalms 121:1As I travel, I look up towards the hills. I will find no help there.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Wilt thou not judge them - That is, Thou wilt inflict deserved punishment upon them.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-12Jehoshaphat reacted to the news of war with nearby nations by praying in sorrow, following Solomon's prayer ideals (2 Chronicles 6:24–40).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-135-13. Jehoshaphat stood ... in the house of the Lord, before the new court--that is, the great or outer court (2Ch 4:9) called the new court, probably from having been at that time enlarged or beautified.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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