2 Chronicles 20:15
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;
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- and he said, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat. The LORD 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- and he said, “Listen, all Judah and dwellers of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! Thus says YHWH to you⁺: ‘You⁺ are not to be afraid and not dismayed before this great multitude, for the battle [is] not unto you⁺, but unto God.
- ÅB
- Og han sa: Hør etter, hele Juda og dere Jerusalems innbyggere og du kong Josjafat! Så sier Herren til dere: Frykt ikke og reddes ikke for denne store hær! For dette er ikke deres krig, men Guds.
- OTB
- og han sa, "Hør, hele Juda og Jerusalems innbyggere, og kong Josjafat: dette er hva Herren sier til dere: 'Frykt ikke eller bli motløse på grunn av denne store mengden, for slaget er ikke deres, men Guds.
- B1930
- Og han sa: Hør efter, hele Juda og I Jerusalems innbyggere og du kong Josafat! Så sier Herren til eder: Frykt ikke og reddes ikke for denne store hær! For dette er ikke eders krig, men Guds.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 32:7–8
Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Read in contextExodus 14:13–14
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
Read in context1 Samuel 17:47
And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hands.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 31:8
And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 1:29–30
Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:10–16
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 20:4
For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
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