2 Chronicles 20:3

20:3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the Lord’s advice. ¹  He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast.

2 Chronicles 6:31

6:31 Then they will honor ²  you by obeying you ³  throughout their lifetimes as ⁴  they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.

2 Chronicles 32:7

32:7 “Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic ⁵  because of the king of Assyria and this huge army that is with him! We have with us one who is stronger than those who are with him. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 32:18

32:18 They called out loudly in the Judahite dialect to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, trying to scare and terrify them so they could seize the city.

2 Chronicles 20:15

20:15 He said: “Pay attention, all you people of Judah, ⁷  residents of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Don’t be afraid and don’t panic ⁸  because of this huge army! For the battle is not yours, but God’s.

2 Chronicles 20:17

20:17 You will not fight in this battle. Take your positions, stand, and watch the Lord deliver you, ⁹  O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ¹⁰  Tomorrow march out toward them; the Lord is with you!’”

2 Chronicles 6:33

6:33 Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. ¹¹  Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, ¹²  obey ¹³  you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you. ¹⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “and he set his face to seek the Lord.”

² tn Heb “fear.”

³ tn Heb “by walking in your ways.”

⁴ tn Heb “all the days [in] which.”

³ tn Or perhaps, “and don’t be discouraged.”

⁴ tn Heb “for with us [is] a greater [one] than with him.”

⁴ tn Heb “all Judah.” The words “you people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the people of Judah. Unlike the previous instance in v. 13 where infants, wives, and children are mentioned separately, this reference appears to include them all.

⁵ tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”

⁵ tn Heb “the deliverance of the Lord with you.”

⁶ tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”

⁶ tn Heb “and do all which the foreigner calls to [i.e., “requests of”] you.”

⁷ tn Heb “name.” See the note on “reputation” in v. 32.

⁸ tn Heb “fear.”

⁹ tn Heb “that your name is called over this house which I built.” The Hebrew idiom “call the name over” indicates ownership. See 2 Sam 12:28.