2 Chronicles 20:1-11

Judah Invaded

1 Now it came about after this that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, together with some of the ¹Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

2 Then some came and reported to Jehoshaphat, saying, "A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, out of Aram and behold, they are in ²Hazazon-tamar (that is Engedi )."

3 Jehoshaphat was afraid and ³turned his attention to seek the LORD, and ⁴proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

4 So Judah gathered together to ⁵seek help from the LORD; they even came from all the cities of Judah to seek the LORD.

Jehoshaphat's Prayer

5 Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD before the new court,

6 and he said, "O LORD, the God of our fathers, ⁶are You not God in the heavens? And ⁷are You not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand so that no one can stand against You.

7 "Did You not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before * Your people Israel and ⁸give it to the descendants of ⁹Abraham Your friend forever?

8 "They have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary there for Your name, saying,

9 '¹⁰Should evil come upon us, the sword, or judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house and before You (for ¹¹Your name is in this house ) and cry to You in our distress, and You will hear and deliver us.'

10 "Now behold, ¹²the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, ¹³whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt (they turned aside from them and did not destroy them),

11 see how they are rewarding us by ¹⁴coming to drive us out from Your possession which You have given us as an inheritance.

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