Chronicles II 13:14

14 And Juda looked back, and, behold, the battle against them before and behind: and they cried to the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

Chronicles II 13:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 13:14

And when Judah looked back
On hearing a noise behind them:

behold, the battle was before and behind;
men were set in battle array, and the battle was begun, and an attack made upon them both ways:

and they cried unto the Lord;
for help against their enemies, and to deliver them out of their hands:

and the priests sounded with the trumpets;
to inspire them with cheerfulness, and to suggest to them that God was with them and they need not be afraid.

Chronicles II 13:14 In-Context

12 And, behold, the Lord and his priests are with us at our head, and the signal trumpets to sound an alarm over us. Children of Israel, fight not against the Lord God of our fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

13 Now Jeroboam had caused an ambush to come round upon him from behind: and he was before Juda, and the ambush behind.

14 And Juda looked back, and, behold, the battle against them before and behind: and they cried to the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

15 And the men of Juda shouted: and it came to pass, when the men of Juda shouted, that the Lord smote Jeroboam and Israel before Abia and Juda.

16 And the children of Israel fled from before Juda; and the Lord delivered them into their hands.