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20:8 They settled down <03427> in it and built <01129> in it a temple <04720> to honor <08034> you, saying <0559>, 20:9 ‘If <0518> disaster <07451> comes <0935> on <05921> us in the form of military attack <02719>, judgment <08196>, plague <01698>, or famine <07458>, we will stand <05975> in front <06440> of this <02088> temple <01004> before <06440> you, for <03588> you are present <08034> in this <02088> temple <01004>. We will cry out <02199> to <0413> you for help in our distress <06869>, so that you will hear <08085> and deliver <03467> us.’ 20:10 Now <06258> the Ammonites <05983> <01121>, Moabites <04124>, and men from Mount <02022> Seir <08165> are coming! When <0834> Israel <03478> came <0935> from the land <0776> of Egypt <04714>, you did not <03808> allow <05414> them to invade <0935> these lands. They bypassed <05493> them and did not <03808> destroy <08045> them. 20:11 Look <02009> how they <01992> are repaying <01580> us! They come <0935> to drive <01644> us out <01644> of our allotted land <03425> which <0834> you assigned <03423> to us! 20:12 Our God <0430>, will you not <03808> judge <08199> them? For <03588> we are powerless <03581> <0369> against <06440> this <02088> huge <07227> army <01995> that attacks <0935> us! We <0587> don’t <03808> know <03045> what <04100> we should do <06213>; we look <05869> to <05921> you for <03588> help.” 20:13 All <03605> the men of Judah <03063> were standing <05975> before <06440> the Lord <03068>, along with <01571> their infants <02945>, wives <0802>, and children <01121>. 20:14 Then in <05921> the midst <08432> of the assembly <06951>, the Lord’s <03068> Spirit <07307> came <01961> upon Jachaziel <03166> son <01121> of Zechariah <02148>, son <01121> of Benaiah <01141>, son <01121> of Jeiel <03273>, son <01121> of Mattaniah <04983>, a Levite <03881> and descendant <01121> of Asaph <0623>. 20:15 He said <0559>: “Pay attention <07181>, all <03605> you people of Judah <03063>, residents <03427> of Jerusalem <03389>, and King <04428> Jehoshaphat <03092>! This is what <03541> the Lord <03068> says <0559> to you <0859>: ‘Don’t <0408> be afraid <03372> and don’t <0408> panic <02865> because <06440> of this <02088> huge <07227> <01995> army! For <03588> the battle <04421> is not <03808> yours, but <03588> God’s <0430>. 20:16 Tomorrow <04279> march down <03381> against <05921> them as <02005> they come up <05927> the Ascent <04608> of Ziz <06732>. You will find <04672> them at the end <05490> of the ravine <05158> in front of <06440> the Desert <04057> of Jeruel <03385>. 20:17 You will not <03808> fight <03898> in this <02063> battle. Take <03320> your positions <03320>, stand <05975>, and watch <07200> the Lord <03068> deliver <03444> you, O Judah <03063> and Jerusalem <03389>. Don’t <0408> be afraid <03372> and don’t <0408> panic <02865>! Tomorrow <04279> march out <03318> toward <06440> them; the Lord <03068> is with <05973> you!’” 20:18 Jehoshaphat <03092> bowed down <06915> with his face <0639> toward the ground <0776>, and all <03605> the people of Judah <03063> and the residents <03427> of Jerusalem <03389> fell down <05307> before <06440> the Lord <03068> and worshiped <07812> him <03068>. 20:19 Then some <04480> Levites <03881>, from <04480> the Kohathites <06956> <01121> and Korahites <07145> <01121>, got up <06965> and loudly <01419> <06963> praised <01984> the Lord <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>. 20:20 Early <07925> the next morning <01242> they marched <03318> out to the Desert <04057> of Tekoa <08620>. When they were ready to march <03318>, Jehoshaphat <03092> stood up <05975> and said <0559>: “Listen <08085> to me, you people of Judah <03063> and residents <03427> of Jerusalem <03389>! Trust <0539> in the Lord <03068> your God <0430> and you will be safe <0539>! Trust <0539> in the message of his prophets <05030> and you will win <06743>.” 20:21 He met <03289> with <0413> the people <05971> and appointed <05975> musicians <07891> to play before the Lord <03068> and praise <01984> his majestic <06944> splendor <01927>. As they marched <03318> ahead <06440> of the warriors <02502> they said <0559>: “Give thanks <03034> to the Lord <03068>, for <03588> his loyal love <02617> endures <05769>.” 20:22 When <06256> they began <02490> to shout <07440> and praise <08416>, the Lord <03068> suddenly attacked <05921> <0693> <05414> the Ammonites <05983> <01121>, Moabites <04124>, and men from Mount <02022> Seir <08165> who were invading <0935> Judah <03063>, and they were defeated <05062>. 20:23 The Ammonites <05983> <01121> and Moabites <04124> attacked <05975> the men <03427> from Mount <02022> Seir <08165> and annihilated <08045> <02763> them. When they had finished off <03615> the men <03427> of Seir <08165>, they attacked <05826> and destroyed <04889> one <0376> another <07453>. 20:24 When the men of Judah <03063> arrived <0935> at <05921> the observation post <04707> overlooking <02005> the desert <04057> and looked <06437> at <0413> the huge <01995> army, they saw dead bodies <06297> on the ground <0776>; there were no <0369> survivors <06413>! 20:25 Jehoshaphat <03092> and his men <05971> went <0935> to gather <0962> the <0853> plunder <07998>; they found <04672> a huge amount <07230> of supplies <07399>, clothing <06297> and valuable <02530> items <03627>. They carried away <04853> <05337> everything they could. There was <01961> so much <07227> plunder <07998>, it took them <0853> three <07969> days <03117> to haul <0962> it off <0962>. 20:26 On the fourth <07243> day <03117> they assembled <06950> in the Valley <06010> of Berachah <01294>, where <08033> they praised <01288> the Lord <03068>. So that <03651> place <04725> is called <08034> <07121> the Valley <06010> of Berachah <01294> to <05704> this very day <03117>. 20:27 Then all <03605> the men <0376> of Judah <03063> and Jerusalem <03389> returned <07725> joyfully <08057> to <0413> Jerusalem <03389> with Jehoshaphat <03092> leading <07218> them; the Lord <03069> had given them reason to rejoice <08055> over their enemies <0341>. 20:28 They entered <0935> Jerusalem <03389> to the sound of stringed instruments <03658> <05035> and trumpets <02689> and proceeded to <0413> the temple <01004> of the Lord <03068>. 20:29 All <03605> the kingdoms <04467> of the surrounding lands <0776> were <01961> afraid <06343> of <05921> God <0430> when they heard <08085> how <03588> the Lord <03068> had fought <03898> against <05973> Israel’s <03478> enemies <0341>. 20:30 Jehoshaphat’s <03092> kingdom <04438> enjoyed peace <08252>; his God <0430> made <05117> him secure <05117> on every side <05439>. 20:31 Jehoshaphat <03092> reigned <04427> over <05921> Judah <03063>. He was thirty-five <02568> <07970> years <08141> old <01121> when he became king <04427> and he reigned <04427> for twenty-five <02568> <06242> years <08141> in Jerusalem <03389>. His mother <0517> was Azubah <05806>, the daughter <01323> of Shilhi <07977>. 20:32 He followed <01980> in his father <01> Asa’s <0609> footsteps <01870> and was careful <05493> <03808> to do <06213> what the Lord <03068> approved <05869> <03477>. 20:33 However <0389>, the high places <01116> were not <03808> eliminated <05493>; the people <05971> were still <05750> not <03808> devoted <03824> <03559> to the God <0430> of their ancestors <01>. 20:34 The rest <03499> of the events <01697> of Jehoshaphat’s <03092> reign, from start <07223> to finish <0314>, are recorded <03789> in the Annals <01697> of Jehu <03058> son <01121> of Hanani <02607> which <0834> are included <05927> in <05921> Scroll <05612> of the Kings <04428> of Israel <03478>. 20:35 Later <0310> King <04428> Jehoshaphat <03092> of Judah <03063> made an alliance <02266> with <05973> King <04428> Ahaziah <0274> of Israel <03478>, who <01931> did evil <06213> <07561>. 20:36 They agreed <02266> to make <06213> large seagoing merchant ships <08659>; ships <0591>; they built <06213> the ships <0591> in Ezion Geber <06100>. 20:37 Eliezer <0461> son <01121> of Dodavahu <01735> from Mareshah <04762> prophesied <05012> against <05921> Jehoshaphat <03092>, “Because you made an alliance <02266> with <05973> Ahaziah <0274>, the Lord <03068> will shatter <06555> what <04639> you have made.” The ships <0591> were wrecked <07665> and unable <06113> <03808> to go <01980> to <0413> sea <08659>.

• 2Ch 20:31--21:1 -- Jehoshaphat's Reign Ends

• Jehoshaphat

  [ebd] Jehovah-judged. (1.) One of David's body-guard (1 Chr. 11:43). (2.) One of the priests who accompanied the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24). (3.) Son of Ahilud, "recorder" or annalist under David and Solomon (2...
  [nave] JEHOSHAPHAT 1. David's recorder, 2 Sam. 8:16; 20:24; 1 Kin. 4:3; 1 Chr. 18:15. 2. One of Solomon's commissariat officers, 1 Kin. 4:17. 3. King of Judah. Succeeds Asa, 1 Kin. 15:24; 22:41; 1 Chr. 3:10; 2 Chr. 17:1; Matt. 1:...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [ebd] The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., "Acts of the Days." This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version "Chronicon," and hence "Chronicles." In the Sep...
  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• JUDAH, TERRITORY OF

  [isbe] JUDAH, TERRITORY OF - (yehudhah): I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA 1. The Natural Boundaries 2. The Natural Divisions of Judah (1) The Maritime Plain (2) The Shephelah (3) The Hill Country of Judah II. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITO...
  

• DEAD SEA, THE

  [isbe] DEAD SEA, THE - || I. PRESENT AREA II. FORMER ENLARGEMENT III. LEVEL OF THE DEAD SEA IN EARLY HISTORIC TIMES IV. CONSTITUTION OF THE WATER V. CLIMATE VI. ROADS VII. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 1. The Plain of the Jordan 2. Ain Jidi ...
  

• Religion

  [nave] RELIGION. False Deut. 32:31-33. See: Idolatry; Intolerance; Teachers, False. Family See: Family. National Supported by taxes, Ex. 30:11-16; 38:26. Priests supported by the State, 1 Kin. 18:19; 2 Chr. 11:13-15. Subve...
  

• BEN-AMMI

  [isbe] BEN-AMMI - ben-am'-i (ben `ammi, "son of my kinsman," Gen 19:38): The progenitor of the Ammonites was a son of Lot's younger daughter, born after the destruction of Sodom. The account of his birth as well as that of Moab was...
  

• MOAB; MOABITES

  [isbe] MOAB; MOABITES - mo'-ab, mo'-ab-its (Moab, mo'abh, Moabite Stone, M-'-B; Greek (Septuagint) Moab, he Moabeitis, Moabitis; Moabite, mo'abhi; Moabites, bene mo'abh): 1. The Land: Moab was the district East of the Dead Sea, ext...
  

• Ammonites

  [nave] AMMONITES Descendants of Ben-ammi, one of the sons of Lot, Gen. 19:38. Character of, Judg. 10:6; 2 Kin. 23:13; 2 Chr. 20:25; Jer. 27:3, 9; Ezek. 25:3, 6; Amos 1:13; Zeph. 2:10. Territory of, Num. 21:24; Deut. 2:19; Josh. 1...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Armies

  [nave] ARMIES Who of the Israelites were subject to service in, Num. 1:2, 3; 26:2; 2 Chr. 25:5; who were exempt from service in, Num. 1:47-50; 2:33; Deut. 20:5-9; Judg. 7:3. Enumeration of Israel's military forces, Num. 1:2, 3; 26...
  

• AMMON; AMMONITES

  [isbe] AMMON; AMMONITES - am'-on, am'-on-its (`ammon; `ammonim): The Hebrew tradition makes this tribe descendants of Lot and hence related to the Israelites (Gen 19:38). This is reflected in the name usually employed in Old Testam...
  

• Moabites

  [nave] MOABITES Descendants of Lot through his son Moab, Gen. 19:37. Called the people of Chemosh, Num. 21:29. The territory E. of Jordan, bounded on the N. by the river Arnon, Num. 21:13; Judg. 11:18. Children of Israel command...
  

• PROPHECY; PROPHETS, 2

  [isbe] PROPHECY; PROPHETS, 2 - II. Historical Development of the Prophetic Office. 1. Abraham: It is a characteristic peculiarity of the religion of the Old Testament that its very elementary beginnings are of a prophetical nature....
  

• Rulers

  [nave] RULERS Appointed and removed by God. See: Government, God in. Chastised, Dan. 4. See: Nation. Monarchical, See: Kings. Patriarchal, Gen. 27:29, 37. Instances of Nimrod, Gen. 10:8-10. Abraham, Gen. 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:2...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Faithfulness

  [nave] FAITHFULNESS. Psa. 12:1; Psa. 31:23; Prov. 20:6; Prov. 28:20; Matt. 10:22; Matt. 24:45-47 Luke 12:42-44. Matt. 25:14-23 Luke 19:12-27. Luke 16:10-12; 1 Cor. 4:2; Col. 3:22 Eph. 6:5-9. Rev. 2:10 See: Obedience, Exhortation t...
  

• Prayer

  [ebd] is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or formal. It is a "beseeching t...
  [nave] PRAYER. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Answer to, Promised; Answered, Instances of Answered; Confession in; Importunity in, Instances of Importunity in; Intercessor...
  

• Ahaziah

  [ebd] held by Jehovah. (1.) The son and successor of Ahab. He followed the counsels of his mother Jezebel, and imitated in wickedness the ways of his father. In his reign the Moabites revolted from under his authority (2 Kings 3:5...
  [isbe] AHAZIAH - a-ha-zi'-a ('achazyah and 'achazyahu, "Yah holds, or sustains"): I. Ahaziah. Son of Ahab and Jezebel, eighth king of Israel (1 Ki 22:51 through 2 Ki 1:18). 1. His Reign: Ahaziah became king over Israel in the seven...
  [smith] (sustained by the Lord). Son of Ahab and Jezebel eighth king of Israel, reigned B.C. 896-895. After the battle of Ramoth in Gilead, in which Ahab perished [AHAB], the vassal king of Moab refused his yearly tribute; comp. (Is...
  [nave] AHAZIAH 1. King of Judah. Called Azariah and Jehoahaz, 2 Chr. 21:17; 25:23. History of, 2 Kin. 8:25-29; 9:16-29. Gifts of, to the temple, 2 Kin. 12:18. Brethren of, slain, 2 Kin. 10:13, 14. Succeeded by Athaliah, 2 Chr. ...
  

• Harp

  [ebd] (Heb. kinnor), the national instrument of the Hebrews. It was invented by Jubal (Gen. 4:21). Some think the word kinnor denotes the whole class of stringed instruments. It was used as an accompaniment to songs of cheerfulnes...
  [nave] HARP, a stringed instrument of music, Isa. 38:20; Ezek. 33:32; Hab. 3:19. With three strings, 1 Sam. 18:6; ten strings, Psa. 33:2; 92:3; 144:9; 150:4. Originated with Jubal, Gen. 4:21. Made of almug wood, 1 Kin. 10:12. Da...
  

• Jahaziel

  [ebd] beheld by God. (1.) The third son of Hebron (1 Chr. 23:19). (2.) A Benjamite chief who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:4). (3.) A priest who accompanied the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 16:6). (4.) The son of Ze...
  [isbe] JAHAZIEL - ja-ha'-zi-el (yachazi'el, "God sees"): (1) In 1 Ch 12:4 (Hebrew 5), one of David's recruits at Ziklag, a Benjamite or maybe a Judean. (2) In 1 Ch 16:6, one of two priests appointed by David to sound trumpets befor...
  [smith] (whom God watches over) One of the heroes of Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:4) (B.C. 1055.) A priest in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 16:6) A Kohathite Levite, third son of Hebron. (1 Chro...
  [nave] JAHAZIEL 1. A defecting Israelite who joined David at Ziklag, 1 Chr. 12:4. 2. A priest, 1 Chr. 16:6. 3. Son of Hebron, 1 Chr. 23:19; 24:23. 4. A Levite, and prophet, 2 Chr. 20:14. 5. A chief, or the father of a chief, am...
  

• Jehoshaphat and the Neighbours

  

• [2Ch 20:15] Onward, Christian Soldiers

  Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus going on before. Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe; Forward into battle see His banners go! Refrain Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus going on before. At the sign of triumph Satan’s host doth flee; On then, Christian soldiers, on to victory! Hell’s foundations quiver at the shout of praise; Brothers lift your voices, loud your anthems raise. Refrain Like a mighty army moves the church of God; Brothers, we are treading where the saints have trod. We are not divided, all one body we, One in hope and doctrine, one in charity. Refrain What the saints established that I hold for true. What the saints believèd, that I believe too. Long as earth endureth, men the faith will hold, Kingdoms, nations, empires, in destruction rolled. Refrain Crowns and thrones may perish, kingdoms rise and wane, But the church of Jesus constant will remain. Gates of hell can never gainst that church prevail; We have Christ’s own promise, and that cannot fail. Refrain Onward then, ye people, join our happy throng, Blend with ours your voices in the triumph song. Glory, laud and honor unto Christ the King, This through countless ages men and angels sing. Refrain

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• Why Should We Praise God and How Should We Do So?
  We should praise God because he is worthy of and glorified by our praise (II Sam. 22:4; Ps. 22:23). We should praise him because it is due to his majesty, glory, excellency, greatness, holiness, wisdom, power, goodness, mercy...
• From Whom Were the Edomites Descended?
  They were descendants of Esau. They inhabited a fertile and rich country specially given to them (Deu. 2:5; Gen. 27:39). Their country was traversed by roads though it was mountainous and rocky (Num. 20:17; Jer. 49:16). They ...

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