Verse 4

2 Chronicles 20:4

American Standard Version

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4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to seek [help] of Jehovah: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Jehovah.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּקָּבְצ֣וּ יְהוּדָ֔ה לְ/בַקֵּ֖שׁ מֵֽ/יְהוָ֑ה גַּ֚ם מִ/כָּל עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה בָּ֖אוּ לְ/בַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת יְהוָֽה

English Translation

And Judah gathered to seek the Lord; also from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.

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Chapter 20 Context

1 And it came to pass after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them... Focus ↗

2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from... Focus ↗

3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto Jehovah; and he proclaimed a fast throughout al... Focus ↗

4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to seek [help] of Jehovah: even out of all the cities of Jud...

5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the ne... Focus ↗

6 and he said, O Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of our fathers, art not thou God (Elohim) in heaven? and ar... Focus ↗

7 Didst not thou, O our God (Elohim), drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel,... Focus ↗

8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, Focus ↗

9 If evil come upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house... Focus ↗

10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel in... Focus ↗

11 behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to in... Focus ↗

12 O our God (Elohim), wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that c... Focus ↗

13 And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. Focus ↗

14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah,... Focus ↗

15 and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus... Focus ↗

16 To-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them... Focus ↗

17 Ye shall not need to fight in this [battle]: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation o... Focus ↗

18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jer... Focus ↗

19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to... Focus ↗

20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went fo... Focus ↗

21 And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed them that should sing unto Jehovah, and... Focus ↗

22 And when they began to sing and to praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon,... Focus ↗

23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay a... Focus ↗

24 And when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude; and, behol... Focus ↗

25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found among them in abundan... Focus ↗

26 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Jeh... Focus ↗

27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to g... Focus ↗

28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of Jehovah. Focus ↗

29 And the fear of God (Elohim) was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Jehovah... Focus ↗

30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God (Elohim) gave him rest round about. Focus ↗

31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he... Focus ↗

32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right... Focus ↗

33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts unto the... Focus ↗

34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of... Focus ↗

35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did... Focus ↗

36 and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geb... Focus ↗

37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou ha... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Chronicles
Chapter: Chapter 20 (37 verses)
Version: American Standard Version

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