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2 Chronicles 20

A large coalition from Moab, Ammon, and nearby peoples invades Judah. Jehoshaphat fears, sets himself to seek the LORD, and proclaims a fast. In the temple court he prays by recalling God’s rule, past promise, and Judah’s helplessness: ‘we have no might … neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.’ Jahaziel announces that the battle is God’s; Judah goes out with singers praising before the army, and the enemy coalition destroys itself. Later, however, Jehoshaphat’s shipping venture fails because he allies with wicked Ahaziah.

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A large coalition from Moab, Ammon, and nearby peoples invades Judah. Jehoshaphat fears, sets himself to seek the LORD, and proclaims a fast. In the temple court he prays by recalling God’s rule, past promise, and Judah’s helplessness: ‘we have no might … neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.’ Jahaziel announces that the battle is God’s; Judah goes out with singers praising before the army, and the enemy coalition destroys itself. Later, however, Jehoshaphat’s shipping venture fails because he allies with wicked Ahaziah.

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Verses 1–13A great army comes against Judah, and Jehoshaphat leads the people in prayer and fastingVerses 14–19The Spirit of the LORD speaks through Jahaziel: the battle is God’sVerses 20–23Judah goes out praising the LORD, and the enemy armies destroy one anotherVerses 24–30Judah gathers the spoil, blesses the LORD, and returns to Jerusalem with joyVerses 31–37Jehoshaphat’s reign is summarized, and his partnership with Ahaziah fails
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1It came to pass after this also, that the children…2Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh…3And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD,…4And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the…5And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem,…6And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not…7Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the…8And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary…9If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment,…10And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and…11Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to…12O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we…13And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little…14Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of…15And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants…16To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come…17Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set…18And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the…19And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and…20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth…21And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed…22And when they began to sing and to praise, the…23For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against…24And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the…25And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away…26And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the…27Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and…28And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and…29And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms…30So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God…31And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five…32And he walked in the way of Asa his father,…33Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as…34Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and…35And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself…36And he joined himself with him to make ships to…37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against…