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

28So they brought harps, lyres, and trumpets to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. 29The fear of the Lord came over the kingdoms in that area when they heard how the Lord waged war against Israel’s enemies. Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was peaceful, since his God surrounded him with peace. 31Jehoshaphat ruled as king of Judah. He was 35 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 25 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi. 32Jehoshaphat carefully followed the example his father Asa had set and did what the Lord considered 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 14:6He built fortified cities in Judah because the land had peace. There was no war during those years because the Lord gave him a time of peace.
• 2 Chronicles 15:15All the people of Judah were overjoyed because of the oath, since they took the oath wholeheartedly. They took great pleasure in looking for the Lord, and he let them find him. So the Lord surrounded them with peace.
• Joshua 23:1A long time afterward, the Lord gave the Israelites peace with all their enemies around them. Joshua was old, near the end of his life.
• 2 Samuel 7:1While King David was living in his house, the Lord gave him peace with all his enemies around him.
• Job 34:29If he keeps quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him whether it is a nation or a single person?
• Proverbs 16:7When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
• John 14:27“I’m leaving you peace. I’m giving you my peace. I don’t give you the kind of peace that the world gives. So don’t be troubled or cowardly.

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