2 Chronicles 20:30

2 Chronicles 20:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
• New International Version (NIV)And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

Context of 2 Chronicles 20:30

28As they went into Jerusalem, they made music with harps, lyres and trumpets. They went to the Lord's temple. 29People in all the kingdoms around Judah heard that the Lord had fought against Israel's enemies. So they became afraid of God's power. There was a time of peace in Jehoshaphat's kingdom. God kept them safe from the nations all around. 31So Jehoshaphat continued to rule Judah as king. He was 35 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother's name was Azubah. She was the daughter of Shilhi. 32Jehoshaphat lived in the good way that his father Asa had lived. He only did things that the Lord says are right.

2 Chronicles 20:30 word by word

וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט מַלְכ֣וּת יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט וַיָּ֧נַֽח ל֦וֹ אֱלֹהָ֖יו מִסָּבִֽיב׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So the realmמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehôshâphâţ · JehoshaphatH3092
• was quietשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
• for his Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• gave him restנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:30

• 2 Chronicles 14:6While there was peace in the land, Asa made the cities of Judah strong and safe. No enemies fought wars against Judah during that time. The Lord gave Asa rest from any trouble.
• 2 Chronicles 15:15All Judah's people were happy to make this promise, because they truly wanted to serve the Lord. They wanted him to help them and he answered them. After that, the Lord made them safe from their enemies all around them.
• Joshua 23:1Joshua became very old. The Lord had let the Israelite people live safely for many years. The other nations who lived near them did not attack them.
• 2 Samuel 7:1The king was living in his palace. The Lord kept him safe from all his enemies everywhere.
• Job 34:29But if God decides to do nothing, no one can say that he is wrong. If he hides himself, no one can see him. But he still rules over people and over nations.
• Proverbs 16:7If you live in a way that pleases the Lord, even your enemies will become your friends.
• John 14:27I will go away but I will give you a gift of peace. It is mine to give and yours to keep. It is not like a gift that this world gives. Do not let yourselves be sad. Do not be afraid.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20:30

• 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

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 20:30

• Blessing
• Faithfulness
• Jehoshaphat
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jehoshaphat
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Sanctuary
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Ben-Ammi
• Chronicles, Books of
• Dead Sea, the
• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Judah, Territory of

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