2 Chronicles 20:28-37

28 They came to Jerusalem with harps, lyres and trumpets to the house of the LORD.

29 And ¹the dread of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.

30 So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, ²for his God gave him rest on all sides.

31 ³Now Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five * years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five * years. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

32 He walked in the way of his father Asa and did not depart from it, doing right in the sight of the LORD.

33 ⁴The high places, however, were not removed; ⁵the people had not yet directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.

34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first to last, behold, they are written in the annals of ⁶Jehu the son of Hanani, which is recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.

Alliance Displeases God

35 ⁷After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah allied himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. He acted wickedly in so doing.

36 So he allied himself with him to make ships to go ⁸to Tarshish, and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat saying, "Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works." So the ships were broken and could not go to Tarshish.

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2 Chronicles 20:28-37 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 20

Jehoshaphat having notice of a numerous army coming against him, 2Ch 20:1,2, betakes himself to fasting and prayer with his people, 2Ch 20:3-13, when they were immediately assured of victory by a prophet, which filled them with joy and thankfulness, 2Ch 20:14-21, and accordingly their enemies destroyed one another, and Jehoshaphat and his people returned to Jerusalem rejoicing and praising God, 2Ch 20:22-30, and the chapter is closed with an account of the latter part of Jehoshaphat's reign, 2Ch 20:31-37.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 8

1. 2 Chronicles 14:14; 2 Chronicles 17:10
2. 2 Chronicles 14:6, 7; 2 Chronicles 15:15
3. 1 Kings 22:41-43
4. 2 Chronicles 17:6
5. 2 Chronicles 19:3
6. 2 Chronicles 19:2
7. 1 Kings 22:48, 49
8. 2 Chronicles 9:21

Footnotes 3

[a]. Lit "and"
[b]. Lit "taken up"
[c]. Lit "to do"