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2 Chronicles 20 (WEBP)

[1] After this, the children of Moab, the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
[2] Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea from Syria. Behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).
[3] Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
[4] Judah gathered themselves together to seek help from Yahweh. They came out of all the cities of Judah to seek Yahweh.
[5] Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in Yahweh’s house, before the new court;
[6] and he said, “Yahweh, the God of our fathers, aren’t you God in heaven? Aren’t you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so that no one is able to withstand you.
[7] Didn’t you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it to the offspring of Abraham your friend forever?
[8] They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying,
[9] ‘If evil comes on us—the sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine—we will stand before this house, and before you (for your name is in this house), and cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’
[10] Now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned away from them, and didn’t destroy them;
[11] behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.
[12] Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
[13] All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
[14] Then Yahweh’s Spirit came on Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, in the middle of the assembly;
[15] and he said, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat. Yahweh says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed because of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
[16] Tomorrow, go down against them. Behold, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
[17] You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’”
[18] Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshiping Yahweh.
[19] The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with an exceedingly loud voice.
[20] They rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, so you will be established! Believe his prophets, so you will prosper.”
[21] When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to Yahweh and give praise in holy array as they go out before the army, and say, “Give thanks to Yahweh, for his loving kindness endures forever.”
[22] When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set ambushers against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck.
[23] For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. When they had finished the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to destroy each other.
[24] When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped.
[25] When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their plunder, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies with precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away. They took plunder for three days, it was so much.
[26] On the fourth day, they assembled themselves in Beracah Valley, for there they blessed Yahweh. Therefore the name of that place was called “Beracah Valley” to this day.
[27] Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Yahweh had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
[28] They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets to Yahweh’s house.
[29] The fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that Yahweh fought against the enemies of Israel.
[30] So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.
[31] So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign. He reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
[32] He walked in the way of Asa his father, and didn’t turn away from it, doing that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes.
[33] However the high places were not taken away, and the people had still not set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
[34] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is included in the book of the kings of Israel.
[35] After this, Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. The same did very wickedly.
[36] He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.
[37] Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works.” The ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

2 Chronicles 20:1 The LXX reads Meunites. Heb. reads Ammonites.
2 Chronicles 20:7 or, seed
2 Chronicles 20:26 “Beracah” means “blessing”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 20 (KJVS)

[1] It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came () against Jehoshaphat to battle.
[2] Then there came () some that told () Jehoshaphat, saying, () There cometh () a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar, which is Engedi.
[3] And Jehoshaphat feared, () and set () himself to seek () the Lord, and proclaimed () a fast throughout all Judah.
[4] And Judah gathered themselves together, () to ask () help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came () to seek () the Lord.
[5] And Jehoshaphat stood () in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court,
[6] and said, () O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest () not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand () thee?
[7] Art not thou our God, who didst drive out () the inhabitants () of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest () it to the seed of Abraham thy friend () for ever?
[8] And they dwelt () therein, and have built () thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, ()
[9] If, when evil cometh () upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand () before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry () unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear () and help. ()
[10] And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let () Israel invade, () when they came out () of the land of Egypt, but they turned () from them, and destroyed () them not;
[11] behold, I say, how they reward () us, to come () to cast us out () of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. ()
[12] O our God, wilt thou not judge () them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh () against us; neither know () we what to do: () but our eyes are upon thee.
[13] And all Judah stood () before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
[14] Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation;
[15] and he said, () Hearken () ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants () of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith () the Lord unto you, Be not afraid () nor dismayed () by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not your’s, but God’s.
[16] To morrow go ye down () against them: behold, they come up () by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find () them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
[17] Ye shall not need to fight () in this battle: set () yourselves, stand () ye still, and see () the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear () not, nor be dismayed; () to morrow go out () against them: for the Lord will be with you.
[18] And Jehoshaphat bowed () his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants () of Jerusalem fell () before the Lord, worshipping () the Lord.
[19] And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up () to praise () the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
[20] And they rose early () in the morning, and went forth () into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, () Jehoshaphat stood () and said, () Hear () me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants () of Jerusalem; Believe () in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; () believe () his prophets, so shall ye prosper. ()
[21] And when he had consulted () with the people, he appointed () singers () unto the Lord, and that should praise () the beauty of holiness, as they went out () before the army, () and to say, () Praise () the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever.
[22] And when they began () to sing and to praise, the Lord set () ambushments () against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come () against Judah; and they were smitten. ()
[23] For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up () against the inhabitants () of mount Seir, utterly to slay () and destroy () them: and when they had made an end () of the inhabitants () of Seir, every one helped () to destroy another.
[24] And when Judah came () toward the watch tower () in the wilderness, they looked () unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen () to the earth, and none escaped.
[25] And when Jehoshaphat and his people came () to take away () the spoil of them, they found () among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off () for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering () of the spoil, it was so much.
[26] And on the fourth day they assembled () themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed () the Lord: therefore the name of the same place was called, () The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
[27] Then they returned, () every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again () to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them to rejoice () over their enemies. ()
[28] And they came () to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the Lord.
[29] And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard () that the Lord fought () against the enemies () of Israel.
[30] So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: () for his God gave him rest () round about.
[31] And Jehoshaphat reigned () over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, () and he reigned () twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
[32] And he walked () in the way of Asa his father, and departed () not from it, doing () that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
[33] Howbeit the high places were not taken away: () for as yet the people had not prepared () their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
[34] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written () in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned () in the book of the kings of Israel.
[35] And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join () himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did () very wickedly: ()
[36] and he joined () himself with him to make () ships to go () to Tarshish: and they made () the ships in Ezion-geber.
[37] Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied () against Jehoshaphat, saying, () Because thou hast joined () thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken () thy works. And the ships were broken, () that they were not able () to go () to Tarshish.

2 Chronicles 20:3 Heb. his face
2 Chronicles 20:7 Heb. thou
2 Chronicles 20:16a Heb. ascent
2 Chronicles 20:16b Or, valley
2 Chronicles 20:21 Heb. praisers
2 Chronicles 20:22a Heb. And in the time that they, etc.
2 Chronicles 20:22b Heb. in singing and praise
2 Chronicles 20:22c Or, they smote one another
2 Chronicles 20:23 Heb. for the destruction
2 Chronicles 20:24 Heb. there was not an escaping
2 Chronicles 20:26 That is, blessing
2 Chronicles 20:27 Heb. head
2 Chronicles 20:34a Heb. words
2 Chronicles 20:34b Heb. was made to ascend

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 20 (BYZ)

[1] και μετα ταυτα ηλθον οι υιοι μωαβ και οι υιοι αμμων και μετ αυτων εκ των μιναιων προς ιωσαφατ εις πολεμον
[2] και ηλθον και υπεδειξαν τω ιωσαφατ λεγοντες ηκει επι σε πληθος πολυ εκ περαν της θαλασσης απο συριας και ιδου εισιν εν ασασανθαμαρ αυτη εστιν ενγαδδι
[3] και εφοβηθη και εδωκεν ιωσαφατ το προσωπον αυτου εκζητησαι τον κυριον και εκηρυξεν νηστειαν εν παντι ιουδα
[4] και συνηχθη ιουδας εκζητησαι τον κυριον και απο πασων των πολεων ιουδα ηλθον ζητησαι τον κυριον
[5] και ανεστη ιωσαφατ εν εκκλησια ιουδα εν ιερουσαλημ εν οικω κυριου κατα προσωπον της αυλης της καινης
[6] και ειπεν κυριε ο θεος των πατερων ημων ουχι συ ει θεος εν ουρανω και συ κυριευεις πασων των βασιλειων των εθνων και εν τη χειρι σου ισχυς δυναστειας και ουκ εστιν προς σε αντιστηναι
[7] ουχι συ ει ο κυριος ο εξολεθρευσας τους κατοικουντας την γην ταυτην απο προσωπου του λαου σου ισραηλ και εδωκας αυτην σπερματι αβρααμ τω ηγαπημενω σου εις τον αιωνα
[8] και κατωκησαν εν αυτη και ωκοδομησαν εν αυτη αγιασμα τω ονοματι σου λεγοντες
[9] εαν επελθη εφ ημας κακα ρομφαια κρισις θανατος λιμος στησομεθα εναντιον του οικου τουτου και εναντιον σου οτι το ονομα σου επι τω οικω τουτω και βοησομεθα προς σε απο της θλιψεως και ακουση και σωσεις
[10] και νυν ιδου υιοι αμμων και μωαβ και ορος σηιρ εις ους ουκ εδωκας τω ισραηλ διελθειν δι αυτων εξελθοντων αυτων εκ γης αιγυπτου οτι εξεκλιναν απ αυτων και ουκ εξωλεθρευσαν αυτους
[11] και νυν ιδου αυτοι επιχειρουσιν εφ ημας εξελθειν εκβαλειν ημας απο της κληρονομιας ημων ης εδωκας ημιν
[12] κυριε ο θεος ημων ου κρινεις εν αυτοις οτι ουκ εστιν ημιν ισχυς του αντιστηναι προς το πληθος το πολυ τουτο το ελθον εφ ημας και ουκ οιδαμεν τι ποιησωμεν αυτοις αλλ η επι σοι οι οφθαλμοι ημων
[13] και πας ιουδας εστηκως εναντι κυριου και τα παιδια αυτων και αι γυναικες
[14] και τω οζιηλ τω του ζαχαριου των υιων βαναιου των υιων ελεηλ του μανθανιου του λευιτου απο των υιων ασαφ εγενετο επ αυτον πνευμα κυριου εν τη εκκλησια
[15] και ειπεν ακουσατε πας ιουδα και οι κατοικουντες ιερουσαλημ και ο βασιλευς ιωσαφατ ταδε λεγει κυριος υμιν αυτοις μη φοβεισθε μηδε πτοηθητε απο προσωπου του οχλου του πολλου τουτου οτι ουχ υμιν εστιν η παραταξις αλλ η τω θεω
[16] αυριον καταβητε επ αυτους ιδου αναβαινουσιν κατα την αναβασιν ασας και ευρησετε αυτους επ ακρου ποταμου της ερημου ιεριηλ
[17] ουχ υμιν εστιν πολεμησαι ταυτα συνετε και ιδετε την σωτηριαν κυριου μεθ υμων ιουδα και ιερουσαλημ μη φοβεισθε μηδε πτοηθητε αυριον εξελθειν εις απαντησιν αυτοις και κυριος μεθ υμων
[18] και κυψας ιωσαφατ επι προσωπον αυτου και πας ιουδα και οι κατοικουντες ιερουσαλημ επεσαν εναντι κυριου προσκυνησαι κυριω
[19] και ανεστησαν οι λευιται απο των υιων κααθ και απο των υιων κορε αινειν κυριω θεω ισραηλ εν φωνη μεγαλη εις υψος
[20] και ωρθρισαν πρωι και εξηλθον εις την ερημον θεκωε και εν τω εξελθειν εστη ιωσαφατ και εβοησεν και ειπεν ακουσατε μου ιουδα και οι κατοικουντες εν ιερουσαλημ εμπιστευσατε εν κυριω θεω υμων και εμπιστευθησεσθε εμπιστευσατε εν προφητη αυτου και ευοδωθησεσθε
[21] και εβουλευσατο μετα του λαου και εστησεν ψαλτωδους και αινουντας εξομολογεισθαι και αινειν τα αγια εν τω εξελθειν εμπροσθεν της δυναμεως και ελεγον εξομολογεισθε τω κυριω οτι εις τον αιωνα το ελεος αυτου
[22] και εν τω αρξασθαι της αινεσεως αυτου της εξομολογησεως εδωκεν κυριος πολεμειν τους υιους αμμων επι μωαβ και ορος σηιρ τους εξελθοντας επι ιουδαν και ετροπωθησαν
[23] και ανεστησαν οι υιοι αμμων και μωαβ επι τους κατοικουντας ορος σηιρ εξολεθρευσαι και εκτριψαι και ως συνετελεσαν τους κατοικουντας σηιρ ανεστησαν εις αλληλους του εξολεθρευθηναι
[24] και ιουδας ηλθεν επι την σκοπιαν της ερημου και επεβλεψεν και ειδεν το πληθος και ιδου παντες νεκροι πεπτωκοτες επι της γης ουκ ην σωζομενος
[25] και ηλθεν ιωσαφατ και ο λαος αυτου σκυλευσαι τα σκυλα αυτων και ευρον κτηνη πολλα και αποσκευην και σκυλα και σκευη επιθυμητα και εσκυλευσαν εαυτοις και εγενοντο ημεραι τρεις σκυλευοντων αυτων τα σκυλα οτι πολλα ην
[26] και τη ημερα τη τεταρτη επισυνηχθησαν εις τον αυλωνα της ευλογιας εκει γαρ ηυλογησαν τον κυριον δια τουτο εκαλεσαν το ονομα του τοπου εκεινου κοιλας ευλογιας εως της ημερας ταυτης
[27] και επεστρεψεν πας ανηρ ιουδα εις ιερουσαλημ και ιωσαφατ ηγουμενος αυτων εν ευφροσυνη μεγαλη οτι ευφρανεν αυτους κυριος απο των εχθρων αυτων
[28] και εισηλθον εις ιερουσαλημ εν ναβλαις και εν κινυραις και εν σαλπιγξιν εις οικον κυριου
[29] και εγενετο εκστασις κυριου επι πασας τας βασιλειας της γης εν τω ακουσαι αυτους οτι επολεμησεν κυριος προς τους υπεναντιους ισραηλ
[30] και ειρηνευσεν η βασιλεια ιωσαφατ και κατεπαυσεν αυτω ο θεος αυτου κυκλοθεν
[31] και εβασιλευσεν ιωσαφατ επι τον ιουδαν ετων τριακοντα πεντε εν τω βασιλευσαι αυτον και εικοσι πεντε ετη εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ και ονομα τη μητρι αυτου αζουβα θυγατηρ σαλι
[32] και επορευθη εν ταις οδοις του πατρος αυτου ασα και ουκ εξεκλινεν του ποιησαι το ευθες ενωπιον κυριου
[33] αλλα τα υψηλα ετι υπηρχεν και ετι ο λαος ου κατευθυνεν την καρδιαν προς κυριον θεον των πατερων αυτων
[34] και οι λοιποι λογοι ιωσαφατ οι πρωτοι και οι εσχατοι ιδου γεγραμμενοι εν λογοις ιου του ανανι ος κατεγραψεν βιβλιον βασιλεων ισραηλ
[35] και μετα ταυτα εκοινωνησεν ιωσαφατ βασιλευς ιουδα προς οχοζιαν βασιλεα ισραηλ και ουτος ηνομησεν
[36] εν τω ποιησαι και πορευθηναι προς αυτον του ποιησαι πλοια του πορευθηναι εις θαρσις και εποιησεν πλοια εν γασιωνγαβερ
[37] και επροφητευσεν ελιεζερ ο του δωδια απο μαρισης επι ιωσαφατ λεγων ως εφιλιασας τω οχοζια εθραυσεν κυριος το εργον σου και συνετριβη τα πλοια σου και ουκ εδυνασθη του πορευθηναι εις θαρσις

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