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2 Chronicles 20:3

Jehoshaphat
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1 After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

2 Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).

Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.

4 So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

5 Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD in front of the new courtyard

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BSB
Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
KJV
And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
WEB
Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
ASV
And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto Jehovah; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
DARBY
And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek Jehovah, and proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
BLB
And Jehoshaphat feared and set himself to seek YHWH, and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
ÅB
Da ble Josjafat redd, og han vendte seg i bønn til Herren og lot utrope en faste over hele Juda.
OTB
Josjafat ble redd og vendte sin oppmerksomhet mot å søke Herren; og han utropte en faste i hele Juda.
B1930
Da blev Josafat redd, og han v endte sig i bønn til Herren og lot utrope en faste over hele Juda.

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  • Daniel 9:3

    So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

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  • Jeremiah 36:9

    Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah.

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  • 1 Samuel 7:6

    When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.

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  • Esther 4:16

    “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”

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  • Joel 1:14

    Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

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  • Jonah 3:5–9

    And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

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  • Joel 2:12–18

    “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 19:3

    However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”

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