2Ch 20:5-17 | ESV | STEP | And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem , in the house of the Lord , before the new court ,

v[See ver. 15 above]

2 Chronicles 20:5-17

5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, 6 and said, “O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not ^aGod in heaven? You ^brule over all the kingdoms of the nations. ^cIn your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you. 7 Did you not, our God, ^ddrive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of ^eAbraham your friend? 8 And they have lived in it and have built for you in it a sanctuary for your name, saying, 9 ^f‘If disaster comes upon us, the sword, judgment, ^{▼▼Or the sword of judgment} or pestilence, or famine, ^hwe will stand before this house and before you— ⁱfor your name is in this house—and cry out to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’ 10 And now behold, the men of ^jAmmon and Moab and ^kMount Seir, whom ^lyou would not let Israel invade when they came from the land of Egypt, ^mand whom they avoided and did not destroy— 11 behold, they reward us ⁿby coming to drive us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit. 12 O our God, will you not ^oexecute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but ^pour eyes are on you.”

13 Meanwhile all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 14 And ^qthe Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. 15 And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, ^r‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, ^sfor the battle is not yours but God’s. 16 Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of ^tthe valley, east of the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 ^uYou will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ ^vDo not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, ^wand the Lord will be with you.”