2 Chronicles 20:30

30 So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, ¹for his God gave him rest on all sides.

2 Chronicles 20:30 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 20:30

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet
Both within and without; they were at peace among themselves, and none from abroad dared to molest them:

for his God gave him rest round about;
from all his enemies; the Targum has it, the Word of his God; and so, in the preceding verse, the Word of the Lord fought; and in ( 2 Chronicles 20:28 ) the Word of the Lord made them rejoice.

2 Chronicles 20:30 In-Context

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

29 And the 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, for his God gave him rest on all sides.

31 Now 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 .

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 14:6, 7; 2 Chronicles 15:15