2 Chronicles 13:12
13:12 Now look, God is with us as our leader. His priests are ready to blow the trumpets to signal the attack against you.
1 You Israelites, don’t fight against the
Lord God of your ancestors,
2 for you will not win!”
2 Chronicles 32:8
32:8 He has with him mere human strength,
3 but the
Lord our God is with us to help us and fight our battles!” The army
4 was encouraged by the words of King Hezekiah of Judah.
Deuteronomy 20:1
Laws Concerning War with Distant Enemies
20:1 When you go to war against your enemies and see chariotry 5 and troops 6 who outnumber you, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
James 4:8
4:8 Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.
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1 tn Heb “and his priests and the trumpets of the war alarm [are ready] to sound out against you.”
2 tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 18).
3 tn Heb “With him is an arm of flesh.”
4 tn Or “people.”
5 tn Heb “horse and chariot.”
6 tn Heb “people.”
7 tn Or “two-minded” (the same description used in 1:8).