The Second Book of Chronicles (WEB)
20: 1It happened after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them
some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. 20:2Then there came some who told
Jehoshaphat, saying, There comes a great multitude against you from beyond the sea from Syria;
and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (the same is En-gedi). 20:3Jehoshaphat feared, and set
himself to seek to Yahweh; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 20:4Judah gathered
themselves together, to seek help of Yahweh: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek
Yahweh. 20:5Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Yahweh,
before the new court; 20:6and he said, Yahweh, the God of our fathers, aren't you God in heaven?
and aren't you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hand is power and might, so
that none is able to withstand you. 20:7Did not you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land
before your people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham your friend forever? 20:8They lived
therein, and have built you a sanctuary therein for your name, saying, 20:9If evil come on us, the
sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house, and before you, (for
your name is in this house,) and cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save. 20:10Now,
behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade,
when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and didn't destroy
them; 20:11behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have
given us to inherit. 20:12Our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great
company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but out eyes are on you. 20:13All Judah
stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 20:14Then on Jahaziel the
son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons
of Asaph, came the Spirit of Yahweh in the midst of the assembly; 20:15and he said, Listen you, all
Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat: Thus says Yahweh to you,
Don't be afraid you, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not
yours, but God's. 20:16Tomorrow go you down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of
Ziz; and you shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel. 20:17You shall
not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand you still, and see the salvation of Yahweh
with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; don't be afraid, nor be dismayed: tomorrow go out against
them: for Yahweh is with you. 20:18Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all
Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshipping Yahweh. 20:19The
Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise
Yahweh, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice. 20:20They rose early in the morning, and
went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear
me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in Yahweh your God, so shall you be
established; believe his prophets, so shall you prosper. 20:21When he had taken counsel with the
people, he appointed those who should sing to Yahweh, and give praise in holy array, as they went
out before the army, and say, Give thanks to Yahweh; for his lovingkindness endures forever.
20:22When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set liers-in-wait against the children of
Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck. 20:23For the
children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, utterly to kill and
destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to
destroy another. 20:24When Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked at the
multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who
escaped. 20:25When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found among
them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for
themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the spoil, it was
so much. 20:26On the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they
blessed Yahweh: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah to this day.
20:27Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of
them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Yahweh had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
20:28They came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets to the house of Yahweh. 20:29The
fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Yahweh fought against
the enemies of Israel. 20:30So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round
about. 20:31Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he began to reign;
and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of
Shilhi. 20:32He walked in the way of Asa his father, and didn't turn aside from it, doing that which
was right in the eyes of Yahweh. 20:33However the high places were not taken away; neither as yet
had the people set their hearts to the God of their fathers. 20:34Now the rest of the acts of
Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which
is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel. 20:35After this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join
himself with Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did very wickedly: 20:36and he joined himself with
him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. 20:37Then Eliezer the
son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have joined
yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works. The ships were broken, so that they
were not able to go to Tarshish.
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