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

28They marched into Jerusalem to the music of harps, lyres, and trumpets, and they proceeded to the Temple of the Lord. 29When all the surrounding kingdoms heard that the Lord himself had fought against the enemies of Israel, the fear of God came over them. So Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side. 31So Jehoshaphat ruled over the land of Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi. 32Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the ways of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight.

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 14:6During those peaceful years, he was able to build up the fortified towns throughout Judah. No one tried to make war against him at this time, for the Lord was giving him rest from his enemies.
• 2 Chronicles 15:15All in Judah were happy about this covenant, for they had entered into it with all their heart. They earnestly sought after God, and they found him. And the Lord gave them rest from their enemies on every side.
• Joshua 23:1The years passed, and the Lord had given the people of Israel rest from all their enemies. Joshua, who was now very old,
• 2 Samuel 7:1When King David was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies,
• Job 34:29But if he chooses to remain quiet, who can criticize him? When he hides his face, no one can find him, whether an individual or a nation.
• Proverbs 16:7When people’s lives please the Lord, even their enemies are at peace with them.
• John 14:27“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or 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