2 Chronicles 20
1 Jehoshaphat, invaded by Moab, proclaims a fast.
5 His prayer.
14 The prophecy of Jahaziel.
20 Jehoshaphat exhorts the people, and sets singers to praise the Lord.
22 The great overthrow of his enemies.
26 The people, having blessed God at Berachah, return in triumph.
31 Jehoshaphat's reign.
35 His convoy of ships, according to the prophecy of Eliezer, unhappily perish.
Later ... Moabites ... Ammonites <0310 01121> [after this also.]
Moabites ... Ammonites <04124 01121> [the children of Moab.]
Jehoshaphat <0935 03092> [came against.]
side .... Dead Sea <03220 05676> [beyond the sea.]
That is, the Dead or Salt Sea, the western and northern boundary of Edom, which is the reading of one of Dr. Kennicott's MSS. (89,) instead of {aram}, "Syria."
Hazezon Tamar <02688> [Hazazon-tamar.]
En Gedi <05872> [En-gedi.]
afraid <03372> [feared.]
<06440> [himself. Heb. his face. seek the Lord. See on ch.]
so ............... observe <07121> [proclaimed.]
ask .... Lord's ............ ask .... Lord's <03068 01245> [ask help of the Lord.]
cities <05892> [the cities.]
Jehoshaphat <03092> [Jehoshaphat.]
Lord <03068> [O Lord.]
God ........ God ..... heaven <0430 08064> [God in heaven.]
rules ..... kingdoms <04910 04467> [rulest not.]
<03027> [in thine hand.]
stand <03320> [none is able.]
God <0430> [our God.]
drove <03423> [who. Heb. thou. drive out.]
gave <05414> [gavest.]
friend <0157> [thy friend.]
built ..... temple <01129 04720> [built thee.]
[If, when evil.]
front ..... before <06440> [and in thy presence.]
present <08034> [thy name.]
temple .......... temple <01004> [is in this house.]
Several MSS. with the Syriac, Arabic, and Vulgate, read {nikra}, "is invoked:" "thy name is invoked in this house."
allow <05414> [whom thou.]
repaying .... come <01580 0935> [how they reward us.]
Six of Dr. Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. and {r„ƒh}, "evil:" "Behold they reward us evil:" which is also the reading of the Targum.
drive <01644> [to cast us.]
judge <08199> [wilt.]
powerless <03581> [we have.]
know <03045> [neither.]
look <05869> [our eyes.]
Judah <03063> [all Judah.]
Jachaziel <03166> [Then upon.]
Spirit <07307> [came the Spirit.]
afraid <03372> [Be not afraid.]
battle <04421> [the battle.]
Ascent <04608> [cliff. Heb. ascent. Ziz.]
The cliff of Ziz was probably near Ziza, which Ptolemy places in Arabia Petra‘, long. 69 11/24 degrees lat. 31 degrees.
[brook. or, valley. the wilderness.]
The wilderness of Jeruel seems, from ver. 20, to have been a part of the wilderness of Tekoa.
fight <03898> [not need.]
stand ... watch <05975 07200> [stand ye still.]
Lord .................... Lord <03068> [for the Lord.]
bowed ..... face <06915 0639> [bowed his head.]
fell ... before <05307 06440> [fell before.]
Levites <03881> [Levites.]
Korahites <07145> [Korhites.]
loudly <01419> [a loud.]
Tekoa <08620> [Tekoa.]
Listen <08085> [Hear ye.]
Trust .... Lord ........ safe Trust <0539 03068> [Believe in the Lord.]
Trust ........... safe Trust ....... prophets <0539 05030> [believe his.]
met <03289> [consulted.]
appointed <05975> [appointed.]
praise <01984> [that should praise. Heb. praisers of. the beauty.]
Lord ................ Give thanks .... Lord <03034 03068> [Praise the Lord.]
When ... began <06256 02490> [when they. Heb. in the time that they, etc. to sing and to.]
Heb. in singing and. the Lord set ambushments. Houbigant's version is, "the Lord set against the children of Amon and Moab ambushments of those who came from mount Seir against Judah; and the children of Ammon and Moab were smitten: but they afterwards rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, and utterly destroyed them; who being destroyed, they rose up one against one another, and mutually destroyed each other."
defeated <05062> [were smitten. or, smote one another.]
Mount Seir ............. Seir <08165 02022> [mount Seir.]
destroyed ... another <04889 07453> [to destroy another. Heb. for the destruction.]
dead bodies <06297> [they were dead.]
survivors <06413> [none escaped. Heb. there was not an escaping.]
found <04672> [they found.]
clothing <06297> [dead bodies.]
Instead of {pegarim,} "dead bodies," eight MSS. and several ancient editions read {begadim,} "garments." None of the ancient versions, except the Chaldee, have dead bodies: garments would therefore appear to be the true reading; and the succeeding clause should be rendered, "which they seized for themselves."
items <03627 02532> [precious jewels.]
so much <07227> [it was so much.]
Berachah ............... Berachah <01294> [Berachah. that is, Blessing.]
Having previously sought deliverance by fasting and prayer, and received the assurance of it with grateful joy, Jehoshaphat and his army returned immediate and fervent thanks and praise to the Lord, who had in so wonderful a manner performed his promise. Scott, who quotes the following from Bp. Patrick: "They did not return every man to his own home; but first went back to Jerusalem, to bless the Lord again for hearing their prayer and making good his promises."
praised <01288> [blessed.]
called <08034> [the name.]
day .......................... day <03117> [unto this day.]
leading <07218> [forefront. Heb. head.]
<03068> [the Lord.]
stringed instruments <05035> [with psalteries.]
Instead of celebrating his own heroism or the valour of his troops on this memorable occasion, this excellent prince sung with his whole army the praises of Jehovah, the God of hosts, who disposes of the victory according to his pleasure. This conduct was becoming the descendant and successor of David, the man after God's own heart, and of a religious people, the peculiar inheritance of Jehovah.
afraid <06343> [the fear.]
heard <08085> [they had heard.]
God <0430> [his God.]
Jehoshaphat <03092> [A.M. 3090-3115. B.C. 914-889. Jehoshaphat.]
<03212> [he walked.]
followed ...... footsteps <01870> [the way.]
careful ... do what <05493 06213> [departed not.]
high places <01116> [the high places.]
<03559> [had not.]
rest <03499> [the rest.]
events ............. Annals ........... Scroll <01697 05612> [book. Heb. words. Jehu the son of Hanani.]
[is mentioned. Heb. was made to ascend.]
Jehoshaphat <03092> [A.M. 3108. B.C. 896. did Jehoshaphat.]
did evil <06213 07561> [who did very.]
agreed <02266> [And he joined.]
"At first Jehoshaphat was unwilling, 1 Ki 22:28, 49."
large seagoing merchant ships <08659> [Tarshish.]
"Tarsos in the great sea," says the Targumist, by which is meant a a place in the Mediterranean, called the Great Sea by the Hebrews. See on
[Tharshish. Ezion-gaber.]
Ezion Geber <06100> [Ezion-geber.]
alliance <02266> [Because.]
Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
ships <0591> [And the ships.]
sea <08659> [to Tarshish.]
