New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Chronicles 20:12
12O our God, 1will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but 2our eyes are on You.”
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
10Now behold, the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt (they turned aside from them and did not destroy them), 11see how they are rewarding us by coming to drive us out from Your possession which You have given us as an inheritance. O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You.” 13All Judah was standing before the Lord, with their infants, their wives and their children. 14Then in the midst of the assembly the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite of the sons of Asaph;
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
- O our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- will You not judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
- them? For we are powerlessאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
- them? For we are powerlessכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- greatרַבrab · manyH7227
- multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
- who are comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
- us; norלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- do we knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
- to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- our eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:12
- Deuteronomy 32:36For the Lord will vindicate His people, And will have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their strength is gone, And there is none remaining, bond or free.
- Judges 11:27I therefore have not sinned against you, but you are doing me wrong by making war against me; may the Lord, the Judge, judge today between the sons of Israel and the sons of Ammon.’”
- 1 Samuel 3:13For I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them.
- Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries, And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment.
- Psalms 9:19Arise, O Lord, do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged before You.
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!
- Isaiah 2:4And He will judge between the nations, And will render decisions for many peoples; And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war.
- Isaiah 42:4He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”
- Joel 3:12Let the nations be aroused And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations.
- Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.
- 2 Samuel 14:11Then she said, “Please let the king remember the Lord your God, so that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy, otherwise they will destroy my son.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground.”
- 1 Samuel 14:6Then Jonathan said to the young man who was carrying his armor, “Come and let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; perhaps the Lord will work for us, for the Lord is not restrained to save by many or by few.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction which came to us in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life;
- 2 Kings 6:15Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was circling the city. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”
- Psalms 25:15My eyes are continually toward the Lord, For He will pluck my feet out of the net.
- Psalms 121:1I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come?
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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