2 Chronicles 20:15-24 ▼

15 And he said, “Listen, all you⁺ people of Judah (praised) and Jerusalem (city of peace)! Listen, King Jehoshaphat (YHWH has judged)! This is what the LORD {YHWH} says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you⁺, but to God {Elohim}.

16 Tomorrow you are to march down against them. You will see them coming up the Ascent of Ziz (flower), and you⁺ will find them at the end of the valley facing the Wilderness of Jeruel (taught by God).

17 You⁺ need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD {YHWH} on your⁺ behalf, O Judah (praised) and Jerusalem (city of peace). Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you⁺.’”

18 Then Jehoshaphat (YHWH has judged) bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah (praised) and Jerusalem (city of peace) fell down before the LORD {YHWH} to worship Him.

19 And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites (one of Korah) stood up to praise the LORD, the God {YHWH Elohe} of Israel (he wrestles with God), shouting in a very loud voice.

20 Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa (a stockade). As they set out, Jehoshaphat (YHWH has judged) stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah (praised) and Jerusalem (city of peace). Believe in the LORD your⁺ God {YHWH Eloheikem}, and you⁺ will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”

21 Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD {YHWH} and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”

22 The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD {YHWH} set ambushes against the men of Ammon (tribal), Moab (of his father), and Mount Seir (shaggy) who had come against Judah (praised), and they were defeated.

23 The Ammonites (tribal) and Moabites (of his father) rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir (shaggy), devoting them to destruction {cherem}. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

24 When the men of Judah (praised) came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.