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2 Chronicles 20: 1 - 30 ( King James Version ) |
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It came to pass after this also, [that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them [other] beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. |
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Verse 2 > Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they [be] in Hazazontamar, which [is] Engedi. |
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Verse 3 > And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. |
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Verse 4 > And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask [help] of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD. |
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Verse 5 > And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court, |
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Verse 6 > And said, O LORD God of our fathers, [art] not thou God in heaven? and rulest [not] thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand [is there not] power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? |
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Verse 7 > Art not thou our God, [who] didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? |
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Verse 8 > And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, |
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Verse 9 > If, [when] evil cometh upon us, [as] the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name [is] in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help. |
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Verse 10 > And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not; |
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Verse 11 > Behold, [I say, how] they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. |
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Verse 12 > 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. |
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Verse 13 > And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. |
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Verse 14 > Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation; |
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Verse 15 > And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle [is] not yours, but God's. |
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Verse 16 > To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. |
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Verse 17 > Ye shall not [need] to fight in this [battle]: set yourselves, stand ye [still], and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD [will be] with you. |
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Verse 18 > And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with [his] face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD. |
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Verse 19 > And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high. |
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Verse 20 > And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. |
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Verse 21 > And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy [endureth] for ever. |
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Verse 22 > And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. |
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Verse 23 > For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy [them]: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. |
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Verse 24 > And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they [were] dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped. |
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Verse 25 > And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much. |
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Verse 26 > And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day. |
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Verse 27 > Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies. |
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Verse 28 > And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD. |
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Verse 29 > 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. |
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Verse 30 > So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about. |
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2 Chronicles 20: 1 - 17 ( New International Version ) |
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After this the Moabites and Ammorites with some of the Meunites came to make war with Jehoshaphat |
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v. 2 > Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, " A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the sea. It is already at Hazazon Tamor that is En Gedi. |
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v. 3 > Alarmed Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all of Judah. |
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v. 4 > The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord, indeed they came from every town in Judah to seek him. |
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v. 5 > Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly at Judah of Jerusalem at the Temple of the Lord in front of the new courtyard, |
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v. 6 > and said, "O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand and no one can withstand you. |
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v. 7 > O our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it forever to the descendents of Abraham your friend. |
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v. 8 > They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your name, saying |
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v. 9 > If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us. |
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v. 10 > But now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them |
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v. 11 > See how thay are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance |
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v. 12 > O 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. |
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v. 13 > All the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, stood before th Lord. |
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v. 14 > Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, a Levite and descendent of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly |
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v. 15 > He said, "Listen, King Jehishaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you: Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not years, but God's. |
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v. 16 > Tomorrow march down against them. They will be climbing up by the Pass of Ziz, and youi will find them at the end of the gorge in the Desert of Jeruel. |
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v. 17 > You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid: do not de discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you. |
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Text Quoted in Spirit of Prophecy |
