2Chronicles:20:1-30

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bbe @2Chronicles:20:1 @Now after this , the children of Moab and the children of Ammon , and with them some of the Meunim , made war against Jehoshaphat . bbe @2Chronicles:20:2 @And they came to Jehoshaphat with the news , saying , A great army is moving against you from Edom across the sea ; and now they are in Hazazon-tamar (which is En-gedi ). bbe @2Chronicles:20:3 @Then Jehoshaphat , in his fear , went to the Lord for directions , and gave orders all through Judah for the people to go without food . bbe @2Chronicles:20:4 @And Judah came together to make prayer for help from the Lord ; from every town of Judah they came to give worship to the Lord . bbe @2Chronicles:20:5 @And Jehoshaphat took his place in the meeting of Judah and Jerusalem , in the house of the Lord in front of the new open space , bbe @2Chronicles:20:6 @And said , O Lord , the God of our fathers , are you not God in heaven ? are you not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations ? and in your hands are power and strength so that no one is able to keep his place against you . bbe @2Chronicles:20:7 @Did you not , O Lord our God , after driving out the people of this land before your people Israel , give it to the seed of Abraham , your friend , for ever ? bbe @2Chronicles:20:8 @And they made it their living-place , building there a holy house for your name , and saying , bbe @2Chronicles:20:9 @If evil comes on us , the sword , or punishment , or disease , or need of food , we will come to this house and to you , (for your name is in this house ,) crying to you in our trouble , and you will give us salvation in answer to our cry . bbe @2Chronicles:20:10 @And now , see , the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir , whom you kept Israel from attacking when they came out of Egypt , so that turning to one side they did not send destruction on them : bbe @2Chronicles:20:11 @See now , how as our reward they have come to send us out of your land which you have given us as our heritage . bbe @2Chronicles:20:12 @O our God , will you not be their judge ? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us ; and we are at a loss what to do : but our eyes are on you bbe @2Chronicles:20:13 @And all Judah were waiting before the Lord , with their little ones , their wives , and their children . bbe @2Chronicles:20:14 @Then , before all the meeting , the spirit of the Lord came on Jahaziel , the son of Zechariah , son of Benaiah , son of Jeiel , son of Mattaniah , a Levite and one of the family of Asaph ; bbe @2Chronicles:20:15 @And he said , Give ear , O Judah , and you people of Jerusalem , and you , King Jehoshaphat : the Lord says to you , Have no fear and do not be troubled on account of this great army ; for the fight is not yours but God 's . bbe @2Chronicles:20:16 @Go down against them tomorrow : see , they are coming up by the slope of Ziz ; at the end of the valley , before the waste land of Jeruel , you will come face to face with them . bbe @2Chronicles:20:17 @There will be no need for you to take up arms in this fight ; put yourselves in position , and keep where you are , and you will see the salvation of the Lord with you , O Judah and Jerusalem : have no fear and do not be troubled : go out against them tomorrow , for the Lord is with you . bbe @2Chronicles:20:18 @Then Jehoshaphat went down with his face to the earth , and all Judah and the people of Jerusalem gave worship to the Lord , falling down before him . bbe @2Chronicles:20:19 @And the Levites , the children of the Kohathites and the Korahites , got to their feet and gave praise to the Lord , the God of Israel , with a loud voice . bbe @2Chronicles:20:20 @And early in the morning they got up and went out to the waste land of Tekoa : and when they were going out , Jehoshaphat took his station and said to them , Give ear to me , O Judah and you people of Jerusalem : have faith in the Lord your God and you will be safe ; have faith in his prophets and all will go well for you . bbe @2Chronicles:20:21 @And after discussion with the people , he put in their places those who were to make melody to the Lord , praising him in holy robes , while they went at the head of the army , and saying , May the Lord be praised , for his mercy is unchanging for ever . bbe @2Chronicles:20:22 @And at the first notes of song and praise the Lord sent a surprise attack against the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir , who had come against Judah ; and they were overcome . bbe @2Chronicles:20:23 @And the children of Ammon and Moab made an attack on the people of Mount Seir with a view to their complete destruction ; and when they had put an end to the people of Seir , everyman 's hand was turned against his neighbour for his destruction . bbe @2Chronicles:20:24 @And Judah came to the watchtower of the waste land , and looking in the direction of the army , they saw only dead bodies stretched on the earth ; no living man was to be seen . bbe @2Chronicles:20:25 @And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their goods from them , they saw beasts in great numbers , and wealth and clothing and things of value , more than they were able to take away ; all this they took for themselves , and they were three days getting it away , there was so much . bbe @2Chronicles:20:26 @On the fourth day they all came together in the Valley of Blessing , and there they gave blessing to the Lord ; for which cause that place has been named the Valley of Blessing to this day . bbe @2Chronicles:20:27 @Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem went back , with Jehoshaphat at their head , coming back to Jerusalem with joy ; for the Lord had made them glad over their haters . bbe @2Chronicles:20:28 @So they came to Jerusalem with corded instruments and wind-instruments into the house of the Lord . bbe @2Chronicles:20:29 @And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the lands , when they had news of how the Lord made war on those who came against Israel . bbe @2Chronicles:20:30 @So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet , for the Lord gave him rest on every side .

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