2 Chronicles · Updated Brenton English Septuagint

2 Chronicles 20 Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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1 And after this came the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them [some] of the Meunites, against Jehoshaphat to battle.

1 After this, the children of Moab, the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

2 And they came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, There is come against thee a great multitude from Syria, from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar, this is Engedi.

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 And Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set his face to seek the Lord earnestly, and he proclaimed a fast in all Judah.

3 Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

4 And Judah gathered themselves together to seek after the Lord: even from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.

4 Judah gathered themselves together to seek help from Yahweh. They came out of all the cities of Judah to seek Yahweh.

5 And Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah in Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, in front of the new court.

5 Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in Yahweh’s house, before the new court;

6 And he said, O Lord God of my fathers, art not thou God in heaven above, and art not thou Lord of all the kingdoms of the nations? and [is there] not in thy hand the might of dominion, and there is no one who can resist thee?

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 Art not thou the Lord that didst destroy the inhabitants of this land before the face of thy people Israel, and didst give it to thy beloved seed of Abraham forever?

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 And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying,

8 They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying,

9 If there should come upon us evils, sword, judgment, pestilence, famine, we will stand before this house, and before thee (for thy name [is] upon this house), and we will cry to thee because of the affliction, and thou shalt hear, and deliver.

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 And now, behold, the children of Ammon, and Moab, and Mount Seir, with regard to whom thou didst not permit Israel to pass through their border, when they had come out of the land of Egypt (for they turned away from them, and did not destroy them)—

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 yet now, behold, they make attempts against us, to come forth to cast us out from our inheritance which thou gavest us.

11 behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.

12 O Lord our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no strength to resist this great multitude that is come against us; and we know not what we shall do to them: but our eyes are toward thee.

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 And all Judah was standing before the Lord, and their children, and their wives.

13 All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

14 And Jahaziel the [son] of Zechariah, of the children of Benaiah, of the sons of Jeiel the sons of Mattaniah the Levite, of the sons of Asaph—upon him came the Spirit of the Lord in the assembly:

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, Hear ye, all Judah, and the dwellers in Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat: Thus saith the Lord to you, even you, Fear not, neither be alarmed, before all this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

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 ye down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz, and ye shall find them at the extremity of the river of the wilderness of Jeriel.

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 It is not for you to fight: understand these things, and see the deliverance of the Lord with you, Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, neither be afraid to go forth tomorrow to meet them; and the Lord shall be with you.

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 And Jehoshaphat bowed with his face [to the ground] with all Judah and the dwellers in Jerusalem, [and] they fell before the Lord to worship the Lord.

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 And the Levites of the children of Kohath, and [they] of the sons of Korah, rose up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high.

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 And they rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and cried, and said, Hear me, Judah, and the dwellers in Jerusalem; put your trust in the Lord God, and your trust shall be honored; trust in his prophet, and ye shall prosper.

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 And he took counsel with the people, and set appointed men to sing psalms and praises, to give thanks, and sing the holy songs of praise in going forth before the host: and they said, Give thanks to the Lord, For his mercy [endures] forever.

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 And when they began the praise and thanksgiving, the Lord caused the children of Ammon to fight against Moab, and [the inhabitants of] Mount Seir that came out against Judah; and they were routed.

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 Then the children of Ammon and Moab rose up against the dwellers in Mount Seir, to destroy and consume them; and when they had made an end of [destroying] the inhabitants of Seir, they rose up against one another so that they were utterly destroyed.

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 And Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, and looked, and saw the multitude, and, behold, [they were] all fallen dead upon the earth, not one escaped.

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 And Jehoshaphat and his people went out to spoil them, and they found much cattle, and furniture, and spoils, and precious things: and they spoiled them, and they were three days gathering the spoil, for it was abundant.

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 And it came to pass on the fourth day they were gathered to the Valley of Blessing; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore they called the name of that place the Valley of Blessing, until this day.

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 And all the men of Judah returned to Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat led them with great joy; for the Lord gave them joy over their enemies.

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 And they entered into Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, [going] into the house of the Lord.

28 They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets to Yahweh’s house.

29 And there was a terror of the Lord upon all the kingdoms of the land, when they heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.

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 And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace; and his God gave him rest round about.

30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah, being thirty-five years [old] when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi.

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 And he walked in the ways of his father Asa, and turned not aside from doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.

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 Nevertheless the high places yet remained; and as yet the people did not direct their heart to the Lord God of their fathers.

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 And the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, the first and the last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu [the son] of Hanani, who wrote the book of the kings of Israel.

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 And afterward Jehoshaphat king of Judah entered into an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel (now this was an unrighteous man),

35 After this, Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. The same did very wickedly.

36 by acting [with] and going to him, to build ships to go to Tarshish: and he built ships in Ezion-geber.

36 He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.

37 And Eliezer the [son] of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Forasmuch as thou hast allied thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord has broken thy work, and thy vessels have been wrecked. And they could not go to Tarshish.

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.

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Azubah
Mother of Jehoshaphat
Daughter of Shilhi and mother of King Jehoshaphat of Judah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 22:42; 2 Chronicles 20:31
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Benaiah
Ancestor of Jahaziel
Named in Jahaziel's ancestry as the son of Jeiel and father of Zechariah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 20:14
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Dodavahu
Father of the prophet Eliezer
Named as the father of Eliezer of Mareshah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 20:37
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Eliezer
Prophet against Jehoshaphat's ships
Son of Dodavahu of Mareshah who prophesied that the LORD had destroyed Jehoshaphat's works because of his alliance with Ahaziah; the ships were wrecked.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 20:37
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Jahaziel
Levite prophet who promised victory
Levite from Asaph's descendants on whom the Spirit of the LORD came; he told Jehoshaphat and Judah that the battle belonged to God.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 20:14
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Jehoshaphat
King of Judah
A godly king who sent teachers of the Law throughout Judah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 22; 2 Chron. 17-20; Matt. 1:8
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Jeiel
Ancestor of Jahaziel
Named in Jahaziel's ancestry as the son of Mattaniah and father of Benaiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 20:14
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Mattaniah
Ancestor of Jahaziel
Named at the head of Jahaziel's ancestry, a Levite from Asaph's descendants.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 20:14
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Shilhi
Father of Azubah
Named as the father of Azubah, the mother of King Jehoshaphat.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 22:42; 2 Chronicles 20:31
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Zechariah
Ancestor of Jahaziel
Named as the father of Jahaziel in the chain Zechariah, Benaiah, Jeiel, Mattaniah (the text may mean descendants).
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 20:14
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