Verse 3

2 Chronicles 20:3

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3 Then Jehoshaphat, in his fear, went to the Lord for directions, and gave orders all through Judah for the people to go without food.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּרָ֕א וַ/יִּתֵּ֧ן יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט אֶת פָּנָ֖י/ו לִ/דְר֣וֹשׁ לַ/יהוָ֑ה וַ/יִּקְרָא צ֖וֹם עַל כָּל יְהוּדָֽה

English Translation

And Jehoshaphat was afraid, and he set his face to seek the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

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Chapter 20 Context

1 Now after this, the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunim, ma... Focus ↗

2 And they came to Jehoshaphat with the news, saying, A great army is moving against you from Edom acr... Focus ↗

3 Then Jehoshaphat, in his fear, went to the Lord for directions, and gave orders all through Judah fo...

4 And Judah came together to make prayer for help from the Lord; from every town of Judah they came to... Focus ↗

5 And Jehoshaphat took his place in the meeting of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord in fr... Focus ↗

6 And said, O Lord, the God (Elohim) of our fathers, are you not God (Elohim) in heaven? are you not r... Focus ↗

7 Did you not, O Lord our God (Elohim), after driving out the people of this land before your people I... Focus ↗

8 And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying, Focus ↗

9 If evil comes on us, the sword, or punishment, or disease, or need of food, we will come to this hou... Focus ↗

10 And now, see, the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, whom you kept Israel from... Focus ↗

11 See now, how as our reward they have come to send us out of your land which you have given us as our... Focus ↗

12 O our God (Elohim), will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army wh... Focus ↗

13 And all Judah were waiting before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. Focus ↗

14 Then, before all the meeting, the spirit of the Lord came on Jahaziel, the son of Zechariah, son of... Focus ↗

15 And he said, Give ear, O Judah, and you people of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat: the Lord say... Focus ↗

16 Go down against them tomorrow: see, they are coming up by the slope of Ziz; at the end of the valley... Focus ↗

17 There will be no need for you to take up arms in this fight; put yourselves in position, and keep wh... Focus ↗

18 Then Jehoshaphat went down with his face to the earth, and all Judah and the people of Jerusalem gav... Focus ↗

19 And the Levites, the children of the Kohathites and the Korahites, got to their feet and gave praise... Focus ↗

20 And early in the morning they got up and went out to the waste land of Tekoa: and when they were goi... Focus ↗

21 And after discussion with the people, he put in their places those who were to make melody to the Lo... Focus ↗

22 And at the first notes of song and praise the Lord sent a surprise attack against the children of Am... Focus ↗

23 And the children of Ammon and Moab made an attack on the people of Mount Seir with a view to their c... Focus ↗

24 And Judah came to the watchtower of the waste land, and looking in the direction of the army, they s... Focus ↗

25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their goods from them, they saw beasts in great num... Focus ↗

26 On the fourth day they all came together in the Valley of Blessing, and there they gave blessing to... Focus ↗

27 Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem went back, with Jehoshaphat at their head, coming back to Je... Focus ↗

28 So they came to Jerusalem with corded instruments and wind-instruments into the house of the Lord. Focus ↗

29 And the fear of God (Elohim) came on all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had news of how the Lo... Focus ↗

30 So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for the Lord gave him rest on every side. Focus ↗

31 And Jehoshaphat was king over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he was ru... Focus ↗

32 He went in the ways of his father Asa, not turning away, but doing right in the eyes of the Lord. Focus ↗

33 The high places, however, were not taken away, and the hearts of the people were still not true to t... Focus ↗

34 Now as for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, they are recorded in the words of Je... Focus ↗

35 After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became friends with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who did much evi... Focus ↗

36 Together they made ships to go to Tarshish, building them in Ezion-geber. Focus ↗

37 Then the word of Eliezer the prophet, the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, came against Jehoshaphat, say... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Chronicles
Chapter: Chapter 20 (37 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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