¹ It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

² Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.

³ And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

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

⁵ And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,

⁶ And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

⁷ Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

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

⁹ If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.

¹⁰ And 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 from them, and destroyed them not;

¹¹ Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.

¹² O 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 our eyes are upon thee.

¹³ And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

¹⁴ Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;

¹⁵ And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

¹⁶ To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

¹⁷ Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.

¹⁸ And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.

¹⁹ And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.

²⁰ And 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 the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

²¹ And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.

²² And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.

²³ For 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.

²⁴ And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.

²⁵ And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.

²⁶ And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.

²⁷ Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

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

²⁹ And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.

³⁰ So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.

³¹ And 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.

³² And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.

³³ Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.

³⁴ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.

³⁵ And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:

³⁶ And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber.

³⁷ Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

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¹ It came to pass after this ^H310 also, that the children ^H1121 of Moab, ^H4124 and the children ^H1121 of Ammon, ^H5983 and with them other beside the Ammonites, ^H5984 came ^H935 against Jehoshaphat ^H3092 to battle. ^H4421

² Then there came ^H935 some that told ^H5046 Jehoshaphat, ^H3092 saying, ^H559 There cometh ^H935 a great ^H7227 multitude ^H1995 against thee from beyond ^H5676 the sea ^H3220 on this side Syria; ^H758 and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, ^H2688 which is Engedi. ^H5872

³ And Jehoshaphat ^H3092 feared, ^H3372 and set ^H5414 himself ^H6440 to seek ^H1875 the LORD, ^H3068 and proclaimed ^H7121 a fast ^H6685 throughout ^H5921 all Judah. ^H3063

⁴ And Judah ^H3063 gathered themselves together, ^H6908 to ask ^H1245 help of the LORD: ^H3068 even out of all the cities ^H5892 of Judah ^H3063 they came ^H935 to seek ^H1245 the LORD. ^H3068

⁵ And Jehoshaphat ^H3092 stood ^H5975 in the congregation ^H6951 of Judah ^H3063 and Jerusalem, ^H3389 in the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 before ^H6440 the new ^H2319 court, ^H2691

⁶ And said, ^H559 O LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of our fathers, ^H1 art not thou God ^H430 in heaven? ^H8064 and rulest ^H4910 not thou over all the kingdoms ^H4467 of the heathen? ^H1471 and in thine hand ^H3027 is there not power ^H3581 and might, ^H1369 so that none is able to withstand ^H3320 thee?

⁷ Art not thou our God, ^H430 who didst drive out ^H3423 the inhabitants ^H3427 of this land ^H776 before ^H6440 thy people ^H5971 Israel, ^H3478 and gavest ^H5414 it to the seed ^H2233 of Abraham ^H85 thy friend ^H157 for ever? ^H5769

⁸ And they dwelt ^H3427 therein, and have built ^H1129 thee a sanctuary ^H4720 therein for thy name, ^H8034 saying, ^H559

⁹ If, when evil ^H7451 cometh ^H935 upon us, as the sword, ^H2719 judgment, ^H8196 or pestilence, ^H1698 or famine, ^H7458 we stand ^H5975 before ^H6440 this house, ^H1004 and in thy presence, ^H6440 (for thy name ^H8034 is in this house,) ^H1004 and cry ^H2199 unto thee in our affliction, ^H6869 then thou wilt hear ^H8085 and help. ^H3467

¹⁰ And now, behold, the children ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983 and Moab ^H4124 and mount ^H2022 Seir, ^H8165 whom thou wouldest not let ^H5414 Israel ^H3478 invade, ^H935 when they came out ^H935 of the land ^H776 of Egypt, ^H4714 but they turned ^H5493 from them, and destroyed ^H8045 them not;

¹¹ Behold, I say, how they reward ^H1580 us, to come ^H935 to cast us out ^H1644 of thy possession, ^H3425 which thou hast given us to inherit. ^H3423

¹² O our God, ^H430 wilt thou not judge ^H8199 them? for we have no might ^H3581 against ^H6440 this great ^H7227 company ^H1995 that cometh ^H935 against us; neither know ^H3045 we ^H587 what to do: ^H6213 but our eyes ^H5869 are upon thee.

¹³ And all Judah ^H3063 stood ^H5975 before ^H6440 the LORD, ^H3068 with ^H1571 their little ones, ^H2945 their wives, ^H802 and their children. ^H1121

¹⁴ Then upon Jahaziel ^H3166 the son ^H1121 of Zechariah, ^H2148 the son ^H1121 of Benaiah, ^H1141 the son ^H1121 of Jeiel, ^H3273 the son ^H1121 of Mattaniah, ^H4983 a Levite ^H3881 of the sons ^H1121 of Asaph, ^H623 came the Spirit ^H7307 of the LORD ^H3068 in the midst ^H8432 of the congregation; ^H6951

¹⁵ And he said, ^H559 Hearken ^H7181 ye, all Judah, ^H3063 and ye inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem, ^H3389 and thou king ^H4428 Jehoshaphat, ^H3092 Thus saith ^H559 the LORD ^H3068 unto you, Be not afraid ^H3372 nor dismayed ^H2865 by reason ^H6440 of this great ^H7227 multitude; ^H1995 for the battle ^H4421 is not yours, but God's. ^H430

¹⁶ To morrow ^H4279 go ye down ^H3381 against them: behold, they come up ^H5927 by the cliff ^H4608 of Ziz; ^H6732 and ye shall find ^H4672 them at the end ^H5490 of the brook, ^H5158 before ^H6440 the wilderness ^H4057 of Jeruel. ^H3385

¹⁷ Ye shall not need to fight ^H3898 in this ^H2063 battle: set ^H3320 yourselves, stand ^H5975 ye still, and see ^H7200 the salvation ^H3444 of the LORD ^H3068 with you, O Judah ^H3063 and Jerusalem: ^H3389 fear ^H3372 not, nor be dismayed; ^H2865 to morrow ^H4279 go out ^H3318 against ^H6440 them: for the LORD ^H3068 will be with you.

¹⁸ And Jehoshaphat ^H3092 bowed ^H6915 his head with his face ^H639 to the ground: ^H776 and all Judah ^H3063 and the inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem ^H3389 fell ^H5307 before ^H6440 the LORD, ^H3068 worshipping ^H7812 the LORD. ^H3068

¹⁹ And the Levites, ^H3881 of the children ^H1121 of the Kohathites, ^H6956 and of the children ^H1121 of the Korhites, ^H7145 stood up ^H6965 to praise ^H1984 the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 with a loud ^H1419 voice ^H6963 on high. ^H4605

²⁰ And they rose early ^H7925 in the morning, ^H1242 and went forth ^H3318 into the wilderness ^H4057 of Tekoa: ^H8620 and as they went forth, ^H3318 Jehoshaphat ^H3092 stood ^H5975 and said, ^H559 Hear ^H8085 me, O Judah, ^H3063 and ye inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem; ^H3389 Believe ^H539 in the LORD ^H3068 your God, ^H430 so shall ye be established; ^H539 believe ^H539 his prophets, ^H5030 so shall ye prosper. ^H6743

²¹ And when he had consulted ^H3289 with the people, ^H5971 he appointed ^H5975 singers ^H7891 unto the LORD, ^H3068 and that should praise ^H1984 the beauty ^H1927 of holiness, ^H6944 as they went out ^H3318 before ^H6440 the army, ^H2502 and to say, ^H559 Praise ^H3034 the LORD; ^H3068 for his mercy ^H2617 endureth for ever. ^H5769

²² And when ^H6256 they began ^H2490 to sing ^H7440 and to praise, ^H8416 the LORD ^H3068 set ^H5414 ambushments ^H693 against the children ^H1121 of Ammon, ^H5983 Moab, ^H4124 and mount ^H2022 Seir, ^H8165 which were come ^H935 against Judah; ^H3063 and they were smitten. ^H5062

²³ For the children ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983 and Moab ^H4124 stood up ^H5975 against the inhabitants ^H3427 of mount ^H2022 Seir, ^H8165 utterly to slay ^H2763 and destroy ^H8045 them: and when they had made an end ^H3615 of the inhabitants ^H3427 of Seir, ^H8165 every one ^H376 helped ^H5826 to destroy ^H4889 another. ^H7453

²⁴ And when Judah ^H3063 came ^H935 toward the watch tower ^{H4707 H4708} in the wilderness, ^H4057 they looked ^H6437 unto the multitude, ^H1995 and, behold, they were dead bodies ^H6297 fallen ^H5307 to the earth, ^H776 and none escaped. ^H6413

²⁵ And when Jehoshaphat ^H3092 and his people ^H5971 came ^H935 to take away ^H962 the spoil ^H7998 of them, they found ^H4672 among them in abundance ^H7230 both riches ^H7399 with the dead bodies, ^H6297 and precious ^H2532 jewels, ^H3627 which they stripped off ^H5337 for themselves, more than ^H369 they could carry away: ^H4853 and they were three ^H7969 days ^H3117 in gathering ^H962 of the spoil, ^H7998 it was so much. ^H7227

²⁶ And on the fourth ^H7243 day ^H3117 they assembled ^H6950 themselves in the valley ^H6010 of Berachah; ^H1294 for there they blessed ^H1288 the LORD: ^H3068 therefore the name ^H8034 of the same place ^H4725 was called, ^H7121 The valley ^H6010 of Berachah, ^H1294 unto this day. ^H3117

²⁷ Then they returned, ^H7725 every man ^H376 of Judah ^H3063 and Jerusalem, ^H3389 and Jehoshaphat ^H3092 in the forefront ^H7218 of them, to go again ^H7725 to Jerusalem ^H3389 with joy; ^H8057 for the LORD ^H3068 had made them to rejoice ^H8055 over their enemies. ^H341

²⁸ And they came ^H935 to Jerusalem ^H3389 with psalteries ^H5035 and harps ^H3658 and trumpets ^H2689 unto the house ^H1004 of the LORD. ^H3068

²⁹ And the fear ^H6343 of God ^H430 was on all the kingdoms ^H4467 of those countries, ^H776 when they had heard ^H8085 that the LORD ^H3068 fought ^H3898 against the enemies ^H341 of Israel. ^H3478

³⁰ So the realm ^H4438 of Jehoshaphat ^H3092 was quiet: ^H8252 for his God ^H430 gave him rest ^H5117 round about. ^H5439

³¹ And Jehoshaphat ^H3092 reigned ^H4427 over Judah: ^H3063 he was thirty ^H7970 and five ^H2568 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign, ^H4427 and he reigned ^H4427 twenty ^H6242 and five ^H2568 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem. ^H3389 And his mother's ^H517 name ^H8034 was Azubah ^H5806 the daughter ^H1323 of Shilhi. ^H7977

³² And he walked ^H3212 in the way ^H1870 of Asa ^H609 his father, ^H1 and departed ^H5493 not from it, doing ^H6213 that which was right ^H3477 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD. ^H3068

³³ Howbeit the high places ^H1116 were not taken away: ^H5493 for as yet the people ^H5971 had not prepared ^H3559 their hearts ^H3824 unto the God ^H430 of their fathers. ^H1

³⁴ Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Jehoshaphat, ^H3092 first ^H7223 and last, ^H314 behold, they are written ^H3789 in the book ^H1697 of Jehu ^H3058 the son ^H1121 of Hanani, ^H2607 who is mentioned ^H5927 in the book ^H5612 of the kings ^H4428 of Israel. ^H3478

³⁵ And after ^H310 this did Jehoshaphat ^H3092 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 join ^H2266 himself with Ahaziah ^H274 king ^H4428 of Israel, ^H3478 who did ^H6213 very wickedly: ^H7561

³⁶ And he joined ^H2266 himself with him to make ^H6213 ships ^H591 to go ^H3212 to Tarshish: ^H8659 and they made ^H6213 the ships ^H591 in Eziongeber. ^H6100

³⁷ Then Eliezer ^H461 the son ^H1121 of Dodavah ^H1735 of Mareshah ^H4762 prophesied ^H5012 against Jehoshaphat, ^H3092 saying, ^H559 Because thou hast joined ^H2266 thyself with Ahaziah, ^H274 the LORD ^H3068 hath broken ^H6555 thy works. ^H4639 And the ships ^H591 were broken, ^H7665 that they were not able ^H6113 to go ^H3212 to Tarshish. ^H8659

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¹ And 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.

² Then 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).

³ And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto Jehovah; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

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

⁵ And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;

⁶ and 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.

⁷ Didst 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?

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

⁹ If 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.

¹⁰ And 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;

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

¹² O 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.

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

¹⁴ Then 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;

¹⁵ and 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.

¹⁶ To-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.

¹⁷ Ye 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.

¹⁸ And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah.

¹⁹ And 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 And 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.

²¹ And 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.

²² And 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.

²³ For 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.

²⁴ And 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.

²⁵ And 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.

²⁶ And 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.

²⁷ Then 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.

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

²⁹ And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.

³⁰ So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

³¹ And 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.

³² And 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.

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

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 inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.

³⁵ And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did very wickedly:

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

³⁷ Then 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.

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¹ And it cometh to pass after this, the sons of Moab have come in, and the sons of Ammon, and with them of the peoples, against Jehoshaphat to battle.

² And they come in and declare to Jehoshaphat, saying, `Come against thee hath a great multitude from beyond the sea, from Aram, and lo, they `are' in Hazezon-Tamar -- it `is' En-Gedi.'

³ And Jehoshaphat feareth, and setteth his face to seek to Jehovah, and proclaimeth a fast over all Judah;

⁴ and Judah is gathered to inquire of Jehovah; also, from all the cities of Judah they have come in to seek Jehovah.

⁵ And Jehoshaphat standeth in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, at the front of the new court,

⁶ and saith, `O Jehovah, God of our fathers, art not Thou -- God in the heavens? yea, Thou art ruling over all kingdoms of the nations, and in Thy hand `is' power and might, and there is none with Thee to station himself.

⁷ `Art not Thou our God? Thou hast dispossessed the inhabitants of this land from before Thy people Israel, and dost give it to the seed of Abraham Thy friend to the age,

⁸ and they dwell in it, and build to Thee in it a sanctuary for Thy name, saying,

⁹ If evil doth come upon us -- sword, judgment, and pestilence, and famine -- we stand before this house, and before Thee, for Thy name `is' in this house, and cry unto Thee out of our distress, and Thou dost hear and save.

¹⁰ `And now, lo, sons of Ammon, and Moab, and mount Seir, whom Thou didst not grant to Israel to go in against in their coming out of the land of Egypt, for they turned aside from off them and destroyed them not,

¹¹ and lo, they are recompensing to us -- to come in to drive us out of Thy possession, that Thou hast caused us to possess.

¹² `O our God, dost Thou not execute judgment upon them? for there is no power in us before this great multitude that hath come against us, and we know not what we do, but on Thee `are' our eyes.'

¹³ And all Judah are standing before Jehovah, also their infants, their wives, and their sons.

¹⁴ And upon Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, hath the Spirit of Jehovah been, in the midst of the assembly,

¹⁵ and he saith, `Attend, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and O king Jehoshaphat, Thus said Jehovah to you, Ye fear not, nor are afraid of the face of this great multitude, for not for you `is' the battle, but for God.

¹⁶ To-morrow, go ye down against them, lo, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz, and ye have found them in the end of the valley, the front of the wilderness of Jeruel.

¹⁷ Not for you to fight in this; station yourselves, stand, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem -- be not afraid nor fear ye -- to-morrow go out before them, and Jehovah `is' with you.'

¹⁸ And Jehoshaphat boweth -- face to the earth -- and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem have fallen before Jehovah, to bow themselves to Jehovah.

¹⁹ And the Levites, of the sons of the Kohathites, and of the sons of the Korhites, rise to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel, with a loud voice on high.

²⁰ And they rise early in the morning, and go out to the wilderness of Tekoa, and in their going out Jehoshaphat hath stood and saith, `Hear me, O Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem, remain stedfast in Jehovah your God, and be stedfast; remain stedfast in His prophets, and prosper.'

²¹ And he taketh counsel with the people, and appointeth singers to Jehovah, and those giving praise to the honour of holiness, in the going out before the armed `men', and saying, `Give ye thanks to Jehovah, for to the age `is' His kindness.'

²² And at the time they have begun with singing and praise, Jehovah hath put ambushments against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, who are coming in to Judah, and they are smitten,

²³ and the sons of Ammon stand up, and Moab, against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to devote and to destroy, and at their finishing with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped, a man against his neighbour, to destroy.

²⁴ And Judah hath come in unto the watch-tower, to the wilderness, and they look unto the multitude, and lo, they `are' carcases fallen to the earth, and there is none escaped,

²⁵ and Jehoshaphat cometh in, and his people, to seize their spoil, and they find among them, in abundance, both goods and carcases, and desirable vessels, and they take spoil to themselves without prohibition, and they are three days seizing the spoil, for it `is' abundant.

²⁶ And on the fourth day they have been assembled at the valley of Blessing, for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore they have called the name of that place, `Valley of Blessing,' unto this day.

²⁷ And they turn back, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to go back unto Jerusalem with joy, for Jehovah hath made them rejoice over their enemies.

²⁸ And they come in to Jerusalem with psalteries, and with harps, and with trumpets, unto the house of Jehovah.

²⁹ And there is a fear of God on all kingdoms of the lands in their hearing that Jehovah hath fought with the enemies of Israel,

³⁰ and the kingdom of Jehoshaphat is quiet, and his God giveth rest to him round about.

³¹ And Jehoshaphat reigneth over Judah, a son of thirty and five years in his reigning, and twenty and five years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

³² And he walketh in the way of his father Asa, and hath not turned aside from it, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

³³ Only, the high places have not turned aside, and still the people have not prepared their heart for the God of their fathers.

³⁴ And the rest of the matters of Jehoshaphat, the first and the last, lo, they are written among the matters of Jehu son of Hanani, who hath been mentioned on the book of the kings of Israel.

³⁵ And after this hath Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, (he did wickedly in `so' doing),

³⁶ and he joineth him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber,

³⁷ and prophesy doth Eliezer son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, against Jehoshaphat, saying, `For thy joining thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah hath broken up thy works;' and the ships are broken, and have not retained `power' to go unto Tarshish.

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¹ And it came to pass after this [that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them certain of the Maonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

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

³ And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek Jehovah, and proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.

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

⁵ And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;

⁶ and he said, Jehovah, God of our fathers, art not thou God in the heavens, and rulest thou not over all the kingdoms of the nations? And in thy hand there is power and might, and none can withstand thee.

⁷ Hast not thou, our God, dispossessed the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and given it for ever to the seed of Abraham, thy friend?

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

⁹ If evil come upon us, sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, and we stand before this house and before thee -- for thy name is in this house -- and cry unto thee in our distress, then thou wilt hear and save.

¹⁰ And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab, and those of mount Seir, amongst whom thou wouldest not let Israel go when they came out of the land of Egypt, (for they turned from them, and destroyed them not,)

¹¹ behold, they reward us, in coming to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to possess.

¹² Our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might in presence of this great company which cometh against us, neither know we what to do; but our eyes are upon thee.

¹³ And all Judah stood before Jehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their sons.

¹⁴ And upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, upon him came the Spirit of Jehovah, in the midst of the congregation;

¹⁵ and he said, Be attentive, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat! Thus saith Jehovah unto you: Fear not, nor be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

¹⁶ To-morrow go 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.

¹⁷ Ye shall not have to fight on this occasion: set yourselves, stand and see the salvation of Jehovah [who is] with you! Judah and Jerusalem, fear not nor be dismayed; to-morrow go out against them, and Jehovah will be with you.

¹⁸ And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah.

¹⁹ And the Levites, of the sons of the Kohathites, and of the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise Jehovah the God of Israel with an exceeding loud voice.

²⁰ And they rose early in the morning, and went forth towards the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Jehovah your God, and ye shall be established; believe his prophets, and ye shall prosper!

²¹ And he consulted with the people, and appointed singers to Jehovah, and those that should praise in holy splendour, as they went forth before the armed men, and say, Give thanks to Jehovah; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever!

²² And when they began the song of triumph and praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, who had come against Judah, and they were smitten.

²³ And the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to exterminate and destroy [them]; and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

²⁴ And Judah came on to the mountain-watch in the wilderness, and they looked toward the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none had escaped.

²⁵ And Jehoshaphat and his people came to plunder the spoil of them, and they found among them in abundance, both riches with the dead bodies, and precious things, and they stripped off for themselves more than they could carry away; and they were three days in plundering the spoil, it was so much.

²⁶ And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah, for there they blessed Jehovah; therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Berachah, to this day.

²⁷ And they returned, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

²⁸ And they came to Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, to the house of Jehovah.

²⁹ And the terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.

³⁰ And the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; and his God gave him rest round about.

³¹ And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was 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.

³² And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of Jehovah.

³³ Only, the high places were not removed; and as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.

³⁴ And the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the words of Jehu the son of Hanani, which are inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.

³⁵ And after this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly.

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

³⁷ And Eliezer the son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah has broken thy works. And the ships were broken, and could not go to Tarshish.

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¹ It happened after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

² Then there came some who told Jehoshaphat, saying, There comes a great multitude against you from beyond the sea from Syria; and, behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar (the same is En Gedi).

³ Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek to Yahweh; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

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

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

⁶ and he said, Yahweh, the God of our fathers, aren't you God in heaven? and aren't you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hand is power and might, so that none is able to withstand you.

⁷ Did not you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham your friend forever?

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

⁹ If evil come on us, the sword, judgment, or 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 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 aside from them, and didn't destroy them;

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

¹² Our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but out eyes are on you.

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

¹⁴ Then 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, came the Spirit of Yahweh in the midst of the assembly;

¹⁵ and he said, Listen you, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat: Thus says Yahweh to you, Don't be afraid you, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

¹⁶ Tomorrow go you down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and you shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

¹⁷ You shall not need to fight in this [battle]: set yourselves, stand you still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; don't be afraid, nor be dismayed: tomorrow go out against them: for Yahweh is with you.

¹⁸ Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshipping Yahweh.

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 exceeding loud voice.

²⁰ 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, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in Yahweh your God, so shall you be established; believe his prophets, so shall you prosper.

²¹ When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who should sing to Yahweh, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks to Yahweh; for his loving kindness endures forever.

²² When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck.

²³ For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, utterly to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, everyone helped to destroy another.

²⁴ When Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped.

²⁵ 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.

²⁶ On the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed Yahweh: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah to this day.

²⁷ Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Yahweh had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

²⁸ They came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets to the house of Yahweh.

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 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

³¹ Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

³² He walked in the way of Asa his father, and didn't turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh.

³³ However the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts to the God of their fathers.

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 inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.

³⁵ After this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did very wickedly:

³⁶ and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion Geber.

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 broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

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¹ Now after this, the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunim, made war against Jehoshaphat.

² And they came to Jehoshaphat with the news, saying, A great army is moving against you from Edom across the sea; and now they are in Hazazon-tamar (which is En-gedi).

³ Then Jehoshaphat, in his fear, went to the Lord for directions, and gave orders all through Judah for the people to go without food.

⁴ And Judah came together to make prayer for help from the Lord; from every town of Judah they came to give worship to the Lord.

⁵ And Jehoshaphat took his place in the meeting of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord in front of the new open space,

⁶ And said, O Lord, the God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? are you not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hands are power and strength so that no one is able to keep his place against you.

⁷ Did you not, O Lord our God, after driving out the people of this land before your people Israel, give it to the seed of Abraham, your friend, for ever?

⁸ And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying,

⁹ If evil comes on us, the sword, or punishment, or disease, or need of food, we will come to this house and to you, (for your name is in this house,) crying to you in our trouble, and you will give us salvation in answer to our cry.

¹⁰ And now, see, the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, whom you kept Israel from attacking when they came out of Egypt, so that turning to one side they did not send destruction on them:

¹¹ See now, how as our reward they have come to send us out of your land which you have given us as our heritage.

¹² O our God, will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us; and we are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.

¹³ And all Judah were waiting before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

¹⁴ Then, before all the meeting, the spirit of the Lord came on Jahaziel, the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite and one of the family of Asaph;

¹⁵ And he said, Give ear, O Judah, and you people of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat: the Lord says to you, Have no fear and do not be troubled on account of this great army; for the fight is not yours but God's.

¹⁶ Go down against them tomorrow: see, they are coming up by the slope of Ziz; at the end of the valley, before the waste land of Jeruel, you will come face to face with them.

¹⁷ There will be no need for you to take up arms in this fight; put yourselves in position, and keep where you are, and you will see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: have no fear and do not be troubled: go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you.

¹⁸ Then Jehoshaphat went down with his face to the earth, and all Judah and the people of Jerusalem gave worship to the Lord, falling down before him.

¹⁹ And the Levites, the children of the Kohathites and the Korahites, got to their feet and gave praise to the Lord, the God of Israel, with a loud voice.

²⁰ And early in the morning they got up and went out to the waste land of Tekoa: and when they were going out, Jehoshaphat took his station and said to them, Give ear to me, O Judah and you people of Jerusalem: have faith in the Lord your God and you will be safe; have faith in his prophets and all will go well for you.

²¹ And after discussion with the people, he put in their places those who were to make melody to the Lord, praising him in holy robes, while they went at the head of the army, and saying, May the Lord be praised, for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²² And at the first notes of song and praise the Lord sent a surprise attack against the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were overcome.

²³ And the children of Ammon and Moab made an attack on the people of Mount Seir with a view to their complete destruction; and when they had put an end to the people of Seir, everyman's hand was turned against his neighbour for his destruction.

²⁴ And Judah came to the watchtower of the waste land, and looking in the direction of the army, they saw only dead bodies stretched on the earth; no living man was to be seen.

²⁵ And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their goods from them, they saw beasts in great numbers, and wealth and clothing and things of value, more than they were able to take away; all this they took for themselves, and they were three days getting it away, there was so much.

²⁶ On the fourth day they all came together in the Valley of Blessing, and there they gave blessing to the Lord; for which cause that place has been named the Valley of Blessing to this day.

²⁷ Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem went back, with Jehoshaphat at their head, coming back to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them glad over their haters.

²⁸ So they came to Jerusalem with corded instruments and wind-instruments into the house of the Lord.

²⁹ And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had news of how the Lord made war on those who came against Israel.

³⁰ So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for the Lord gave him rest on every side.

³¹ And Jehoshaphat was king over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling for twenty-five years in Jerusalem: his mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

³² He went in the ways of his father Asa, not turning away, but doing right in the eyes of the Lord.

³³ The high places, however, were not taken away, and the hearts of the people were still not true to the God of their fathers.

³⁴ Now as for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, they are recorded in the words of Jehu, the son of Hanani, which were put in the book of the kings of Israel.

³⁵ After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became friends with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who did much evil:

³⁶ Together they made ships to go to Tarshish, building them in Ezion-geber.

³⁷ Then the word of Eliezer the prophet, the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, came against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have let yourself be joined with Ahaziah, the Lord has sent destruction on your works. And the ships were broken and were not able to go to Tarshish.