2 Chronicles 20
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New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 20:12-20

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.”

13All Judah was standing before the Lord, with their infants, their wives and their children. 14Then in the midst of the assembly 3the 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; 15and he said, “Listen, all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: thus says the Lord to you, ‘4Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for 5the battle is not yours but God’s. 16Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley in front of the wilderness of Jeruel. 17You need not fight in this battle; station yourselves, 6stand and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out to face them, 7for the Lord is with you.”

18Jehoshaphat 8bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping the Lord. 19The Levites, from the sons of the Kohathites and of the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel, with a very loud voice.

20They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, 9put your trust in the Lord your God and you will be established. Put your trust in His prophets and succeed.”

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Chronicles 20:12 Judg 11:27 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Chronicles 20:12 Ps 25:15; 121:1, 2 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Chronicles 20:14 2 Chr 15:1; 24:20 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Chronicles 20:15 Ex 14:13; Deut 20:1-4; 2 Chr 32:7, 8 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Chronicles 20:15 1 Sam 17:47 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Chronicles 20:17 Ex 14:13 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Chronicles 20:17 2 Chr 15:2 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Chronicles 20:18 Ex 4:31 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Chronicles 20:20 Is 7:9 ↩

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