2 Chronicles 20:29

2 Chronicles 20:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When all the surrounding kingdoms heard that the Lord himself had fought against the enemies of Israel, the fear of God came over them.

Context of 2 Chronicles 20:29

27Then, led by Jehoshaphat, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the Lord had given them cause to rejoice over their enemies. 28They entered Jerusalem and went to the temple of the Lord with harps and lyres and trumpets. The fear of God came on all the surrounding kingdoms when they heard how the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel. 30And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side. 31So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

2 Chronicles 20:29 word by word

וַיְהִי֙ פַּ֣חַד אֱלֹהִ֔ים עַ֖ל כָּל־מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת בְּשָׁמְעָ֕ם כִּ֚י נִלְחַ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עִ֖ם אוֹיְבֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• was on all the kingdomsמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• countriesאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• when they had heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against the enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:29

• 2 Chronicles 17:10The fear of the Lord fell on all the kingdoms of the lands surrounding Judah, so that they did not go to war against Jehoshaphat.
• Genesis 35:5Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.
• Exodus 23:27“I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.
• Joshua 5:1Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted in fear and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites.
• 2 Kings 7:6for the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots and horses and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!”
• Exodus 15:14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
• Joshua 2:9and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you.
• Joshua 9:9They answered: “Your servants have come from a very distant country because of the fame of the Lord your God. For we have heard reports of him: all that he did in Egypt,

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29The Lord fought - "The Word of the Lord made war against the enemies of Israel." - Targum.Read the comment
• 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 20:29

• Faithfulness
• Harp
• Jehoshaphat
• Rulers

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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