The Second Book of Chronicles
20: 1And it came to pass after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and
with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. 20:2Then there came some
that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea
from Syria; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (the same is En-gedi). 20:3And Jehoshaphat
feared, and set himself to seek unto Jehovah; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
20:4And Judah gathered themselves together, to seek help of Jehovah: even out of all the cities of
Judah they came to seek Jehovah. 20:5And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and
Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court; 20:6and he said, O Jehovah, the God of
our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and art not thou ruler over all the kingdoms of the
nations? and in thy hand is power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee. 20:7Didst not
thou, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and give it to the
seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? 20:8And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary
therein for thy name, saying, 20:9If evil come upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or
famine, we will stand before this house, and before thee, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry
unto thee in our affliction, and thou wilt hear and save. 20:10And 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 aside from them, and destroyed them not; 20:11behold,
how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
20:12O 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 out eyes are upon thee. 20:13And all Judah
stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 20:14Then upon Jahaziel
the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the
sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of Jehovah in the midst of the assembly; 20:15and he said, Hearken
ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus saith Jehovah
unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not
yours, but God's. 20:16To-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of
Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel. 20:17Ye shall
not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with
you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them: for
Jehovah is with you. 20:18And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all
Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah. 20:19And
the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to
praise Jehovah, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice. 20:20And 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 Jehovah your God, so
shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 20:21And when he had taken
counsel with the people, he appointed them that should sing unto Jehovah, and give praise in holy
array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks unto Jehovah; for his lovingkindness
endureth for ever. 20:22And when they began to sing and to praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against
the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, that were come against Judah; and they were
smitten. 20:23For 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. 20:24And when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness,
they looked upon the multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there
were none that escaped. 20:25And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them,
they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which
they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in
taking the spoil, it was so much. 20:26And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the
valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore the name of that place was called The
valley of Beracah unto this day. 20:27Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and
Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made
them to rejoice over their enemies. 20:28And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and
trumpets unto the house of Jehovah. 20:29And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the
countries, when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel. 20:30So the realm of
Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about. 20:31And 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. 20:32And he walked
in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of
Jehovah. 20:33Howbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their
hearts unto the God of their fathers. 20:34Now 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 inserted in the book of
the kings of Israel. 20:35And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah
king of Israel; the same did very wickedly: 20:36and he joined himself with him to make ships to go
to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. 20:37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of
Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah,
Jehovah hath destroyed thy works. And the ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to
Tarshish.