War against Eastern Enemies
1 After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came [to fight] against Jehoshaphat.
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People came and told Jehoshaphat, "A vast multitude from beyond the Dead Sea and from Edom has come [to fight] against you; they are already in Hazazon-tamar" (that is, En-gedi).
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Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he resolved to seek the Lord. So he proclaimed a fast for all Judah,
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who gathered to seek the Lord. They even came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.
Jehoshaphat's Prayer
5 Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the Lord's temple before the new courtyard.
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He said: Lord God of our ancestors, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
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Are You not our God who drove out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and who gave it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
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They have lived in the land and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name and have said,
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"If disaster comes on us-sword or judgment, pestilence or famine-we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your name is in this temple. We will cry out to You because of our distress, and You will hear and deliver."