2 Chronicles 20
Jehoshaphat’s Prayer
1After this athe Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of the Meunites, ▼▼Compare 26:7; Hebrew Ammonites
came against Jehoshaphat for battle. 2Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A great multitude is coming against you from Edom, ▼▼One Hebrew manuscript; most Hebrew manuscripts Aram (Syria)
from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in dHazazon-tamar” (that is, eEngedi). 3Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face fto seek the Lord, and gproclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 4And Judah assembled to seek help from the Lord; from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. 5And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, 6and said, “O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not hGod in heaven? You irule over all the kingdoms of the nations. jIn your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you. 7Did you not, our God, kdrive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of lAbraham your friend? 8And they have lived in it and have built for you in it a sanctuary for your name, saying, 9 m‘If disaster comes upon us, the sword, judgment, ▼▼Or the sword of judgment
or pestilence, or famine, owe will stand before this house and before you— pfor your name is in this house—and cry out to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’ 10And now behold, the men of qAmmon and Moab and rMount Seir, whom syou would not let Israel invade when they came from the land of Egypt, tand whom they avoided and did not destroy— 11behold, they reward us uby coming to drive us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit. 12O our God, will you not vexecute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but wour eyes are on you.” 13Meanwhile all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 14And xthe Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. 15And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, y‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, zfor the battle is not yours but God’s. 16Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of aathe valley, east of the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 abYou will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ acDo not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, adand the Lord will be with you.” 18Then Jehoshaphat aebowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping the Lord. 19And the Levites, of the afKohathites and the agKorahites, stood up to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. 20And they rose early in the morning and went out into ahthe wilderness of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! aiBelieve in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed.” 21And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the Lord and praise him ajin holy attire, as they went before the army, and say, ak“Give thanks to the Lord,for his steadfast love endures forever.”
22And when they began to sing and praise, the Lord set alan ambush against the men of amAmmon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah, so that they were routed. 23For the men of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction, and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, anthey all helped to destroy one another.
The Lord Delivers Judah
24When Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, they looked toward the horde, and behold, there ▼▼Hebrew they
were dead bodies lying on the ground; none had escaped. 25When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found among them, in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much. 26On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, ▼▼ Beracah means blessing
for there they blessed the Lord. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Beracah to this day. 27Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, returning to Jerusalem with joy, aqfor the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies. 28They came to Jerusalem with harps and lyres and trumpets, to the house of the Lord. 29 arAnd the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel. 30So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, asfor his God gave him rest all around. 31 atThus Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 32He walked in the way of Asa his father and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the Lord. 33 auThe high places, however, were not taken away; avthe people had not yet set their hearts upon the God of their fathers. 34Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from first to last, are written in the chronicles of awJehu the son of Hanani, axwhich are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel. The End of Jehoshaphat’s Reign
35 ayAfter this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly. 36He joined him in building ships to go to azTarshish, and they built the ships in Ezion-geber. 37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, ba“Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made.” And the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.
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